Integrated approach to ensure biological safety of animal husbandry

UDC 579.62:636.083

Gruzdev K.N., Chernov A.N., Lysenko A.A., Kaloshkina I.M., Chernykh O.Yu.

Summary. Modern bio-safety problems are of increasing concern to the public, politicians and scientists in connection with the real growth of biological threats. Countering biohazard manifested gradually as awareness of the humanity of their vulnerability in the first place, in relation to the action of pathogens -infectious agents. One of the key factors for sustainable progressive development of society is the nation's health, maintaining of which at the proper level is significantly affected by providing the population with food. Protection of the population against diseases common to humans and animals is defined as one of the key objectives in legislation of many countries of the world. More than 200 diseases are found in both humans and animals, mutually transmitted to each other and are caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, helminths or other pathogens. According to the OIE and the WHO, more than 500 thousand. of foci infection in the world are annually registered, and one of the conditions of occurrence of these diseases are the emergency situations arising from natural, environmental and anthropogenic cataclysms in various parts of the globe. Biologically hazardous organisms and their products constitute a threat to the existence of not only humans, but also plants, animals and beneficial microorganisms, causing various degrees of destruction or total loss. Ensuring of biological safety includes legal compliance, implementation of veterinary and sanitary regulations, technological, organizational and technical requirements, as well as holding an appropriate set of planned, veterinary and sanitary measures aimed at prevention, easing and elimination of infection. Majority of developed countries, including Russia, actively inspect cargo to detect or deter the import of animals and animal products that could be accidentally or intentionally contaminated by pathogens of especially dangerous animal diseases.

Keywords: biological safety, zooanthroponotic diseases, OIE, World Health Organization, epizootic adversity, outbreak, focus of infection, economic losses, biological threat.

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Author affiliation:

Gruzdev Konstantin N., D.Sc. in Biology, professor, Honored veterinarian of the Russian Federation, chief expert of information-analytic on swine diseases of the Federal Centre for Animal Health (FGBI "ARRIAH"); Yurevets, Vladimir, 600901; phone: 8-4922-261512; e-mail: gruzdev@arriah.ru.

Chernov Albert N., D.Sc. in Biology, Deputy Director for Science and Biological Safety of the Federal Center of toxicological, radiological and biological safety; Nauchny gorodok-2, Kazan, 420075; phone: 8-843-2395320; e-mail: vnivi@mail.ru.

Lysenko Aleksandr A., D.Sc. in Veterinary Medicine, professor of the Department of therapy and pharmacology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Kuban State Agrarian University named after I.T Trubilin; 13, Kalinina st., Krasnodar, 350044; phone: 8-918-3796941; e-mail: vet.kubgau@mail.ru.

Kaloshkina Inna M., Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine, head of the department of antiparasitic and veterinary-sanitary measures of Krasnodar regional station of fighting against animal diseases; 15/1, Kalinina st., Krasnodar, 3500044; phone: 8-918-4656939; e-mail: beretarinna@gmail.com.

Responsible for correspondence with the editorial board: Chernykh Oleg Yu., D.Sc. in Veterinary Medicine, director of the Kropotkin regional veterinary laboratory; 303, Krasnoarmeyskaya st., Kropotkin, 352380; phone: 8-8613862314; e-mail: gukkvl50@kubanvet.ru.