JE Carriers Will Be Quarantined, Culled, Says Muhyiddin

PASIR MAS, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- Domestic animals found to be carrying Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus will be quarantined and culled, said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
He said so far the Veterinary Services Department had taken blood samples from six horses, 24 heads of cattle and 10 goats in Tanah Merah to determine whether they carry the virus.
The samples have been sent to the Veterinary Research Institute in Ipoh, he told reporters after handing over ducks to padi farmers in Kampung Tal Tujuh here Thursday.
Muhyiddin said the operation to hunt down wild boars said to be roaming in Kampung Air Karilla and Kampung Batang Bergedik in Tanah Merah to get their blood specimens was continuing.
"We'll inform the Health Department after identifying the actual cause of the JE infection after analysing the samples although some believe wild boars are the probable cause," he said.