“SVA stop monitor diseases in wild animals”

“the national veterinary institute (SVA) cancels the effort to control diseases in wild animals. The reason is that the transitional government have allocated some money to the business.”

“the Mission has through the years contributed to diseases such as avian flu and african swine fever has been detected early.”

“– If you don’t have a general viltsjukdomsövervakning the risk to detect a disease only when it’s been a long time and it has spread. It is the most serious consequence, says Erik Ågren, head of the viltsektionen at SVA, SR Echo.”

“Since the end of the 1940s, the SVA made checks of the diseases of wild animals, including by analyses and tests. Often it is hunters or other individuals who submitted the samples or dead animal carcasses. In 2018, four million earmarked in the government’s letter of appropriation.”