In the village of Staraya Ruza found the focus of a dangerous disease

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow region announced the introduction of quarantine on a dairy farm in the village of Staraya Ruza due to a hotbed of a dangerous disease. The department clarified that restrictive measures were taken in accordance with the decree of the regional Ministry of Agriculture.

According to the ministry, milk and dairy products from infected animals are prohibited from the farm, access of unauthorized persons to the facility is limited. Milking of sick and healthy animals should be carried out separately using different devices. Restrictive measures were also introduced within a radius of one kilometer from the hearth, including the villages of Glukhovo and Staraya Ruza. Fairs, exhibitions and auctions involving susceptible animals are prohibited in this territory.

The department added that the quarantine will remain in effect until a special order on its cancellation. The disease can be transmitted to humans from animals through contact with contaminated body fluids, contaminated water and food, causing serious liver and kidney damage. The infection does not spread from person to person.