Since 1940, over 300 new infectious diseases have emerged. Almost three-quarters of these diseases have been traced back to starting in wildlife. With the threat of diseases increasing year on year, it’s important to put in place steps to mitigate the risk of contamination. (List sources)
When new diseases are discovered, it often follows that controls are put in place to mitigate spread. However, this is often after an outbreak has been detected. Biosecurity at borders and ports can prevent the spread of diseases before they become global epidemics.
Proactive disease prevention at borders and ports
It’s never been harder to contain the spread of diseases. Millions of vehicles cross borders every day, across every part of the world. It’s never been easier to trade, travel, and transport goods globally. Yet it has never been harder to contain the spread of diseases.
Cargo and domestic vehicles are a significant risk for transmitting diseases.
Border control adopting vehicle decontamination systems
As a preventative measure to reduce the risk of contamination between countries, border control agencies are placing Agriwash systems to decontaminate vehicles before they enter a country.
This biosecurity control helps to prevent the spread of diseases by misting each vehicle from high-risk locations with a decontamination solution.
Request a call with our team to discuss using Agriwash as a biosecurity tool at borders and ports.