Barbados urged to maintain vigilance against animal, foodborne diseases
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September 8, 2026
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Barbados must maintain strong surveillance, testing and biosecurity systems to protect food security and public health from animal and foodborne diseases that can spread across borders, Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Trotman has warned.
Dr Trotman told Barbados TODAY that the absence of an outbreak did not mean the threat had disappeared.
He said: “African swine fever… is an ever present threat to the Caribbean, because the disease has not been eradicated from the region since it was first identified in the Dominican Republic years ago.
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