SEP: Concerns and doubts about whooping cough, the Government and authorities should urgently answer the questions

The Party of European Progress (SEP) sent ten questions to the Government and competent institutions regarding the fever, saying that they expect immediate answers. Otherwise, as they say, they will go public with the information they have.

"Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed the rapid spread of Q fever in cattle, as well as numerous problems and dangers to the health of citizens and the financial damage suffered by farmers and processors. Numerous conflicting claims and doubts have been made in public, which have caused legitimate concern of citizens," SEP announced.

They state that these concerns and doubts remain even after yesterday's press conference of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management.

They, "with the aim of accurately and responsibly informing the public about this important and serious topic", asked questions to "institutions that are silent, and which are obliged to inform the public about this phenomenon": Government; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management; Ministry of Health; Directorate for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs; and the Institute for Public Health.

They asked whether the Government, in accordance with the Food Safety Act (Articles 33 and 34), adopted a crisis plan for the management of kyu fever, and when and in which municipality the first cases of euthanasia of cattle infected with kyu fever were registered.

SEP also asked what measures were taken to prevent the spread of the disease, how many infected cattle have been registered so far, what is the estimate of the total number of infected cattle and how much damage has been suffered by farmers, processors "and ultimately the citizens from whose pockets all this will be compensated ".

They also asked the question whether cases of infection with whooping cough had been recorded in Podgorica.

The SEP also asked whether cases of people falling ill were recorded and what preventive measures were taken, whether milk was purchased from farms and from cows whose analyzes confirmed the presence of kyu fever, as well as whether the health safety of citizens was called into question, having in the form of products that do not involve heat treatment - pasteurization.

"Given the seriousness and urgency of this topic, I expect urgent answers. If they are absent, we will be forced to go public with the information we have," the announcement concludes.