Federal Military Aid Initiated for Mouth and Claw Disease in Lower Austria
Austria's Armed Forces to Assume Border Disinfection Duties
Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) has been discovered in Slovakia and Hungary, prompting Austria to impose border controls with Slovakia to halt its spread. The controls, implemented since Saturday, have proceeded smoothly with no reported incidents.
Austria's authorities have been managing the controls, but from next Monday, the Austrian Armed Forces will take over. The Military Command East has confirmed their readiness to assist.
The task of maintaining disinfection mats at open border crossings in Lower Austria will be handed over to the Austrian Armed Forces starting next week. The specific identities of the military personnel responsible for disinfection measures at the border crossings in Hohenau (district of Gänserndorf) and Berg (district of Bruck an der Leitha) remain undisclosed.
Border controls have not significantly affected wait times. While delays of up to 15 minutes were observed, they remained within acceptable limits. All test results in Lower Austria have been negative so far.
Provincial councilor Susanne Rosenkranz of the FPÖ party announced the assistance deployment and task transfer from her office on Thursday. Police spokesman Stefan Loidl also reported on Thursday about the smooth running of controls.
The request for disinfection measures at Lower Austria's border was made following the detection of FMD in Slovakia and Hungary. The border controls with Slovakia are ongoing to prevent the disease's spread.
Despite the gravity of the situation, no incidents have been reported during the border controls with Slovakia. The province announced the assistance deployment on Thursday, assuring the public that all necessary measures are being taken to prevent the disease's spread.
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