Vietnam: Potential risk of disease outbreaks in livestock and poultry

Friday, 30/12/2011
PTO-In the last months is very easy time of disease outbreaks in livestock and poultry due to cold weather. Especially the amount of livestock, poultry transport and slaughter of the Lunar New Year is also a strong cause contagious diseases. Another cause of concern is that in 2011, avian influenza has occurred in Ha Hoa district, test results showed that influenza virus has been genetically modified material that is currently no vaccine to prevent proper the disease. Therefore in 2011 not injected vaccines against avian influenza is a risk of an outbreak in poultry is higher. Currently raising our province are mainly small-scale, focus, care and prevention of the people has not been adequate attention is also prone to cause epidemics.
To proactively prevent livestock diseases, from now until New Year, Veterinary Department requires veterinary stations, animal quarantine station advising the PSC directed the district town People's Committee of communes to strengthen inspection, monitoring diseases in cattle and poultry to early detection and timely measures when an epidemic occurs, especially epidemics: avian influenza, foot and mouth foundation cattle and swine blue ear ... At the same time closely managing sales operations, transportation of cattle and poultry in the province and strictly handle cases of trafficking, transporting livestock, poultry, illness, death unknown origin, no certificate of quarantine circulation, to the area. To speed cholera vaccination in pigs under 3616/QD-UBND on 14/11/2011 Decision of the PPC. May perform well disinfection and hygiene and disease prevention environment for livestock and poultry phase III in 2011 in the area, ensure effective disinfection chemicals, purpose and schedule. The veterinary stations to coordinate with the People's Committees of communes and towns direct the level of veterinary implement the expected epidemic forecasting monthly report to the Veterinary Department regulations. To do well the animal quarantine, slaughter control, animal quarantine station for Vietnamese Trung Ha Bridge Maintenance and assigned a specific schedule of daily live and direct promotion of the direct control the transportation of animals and animal products flow through the core, especially the circulation in the province; strictly handle violations as prescribed. To step up veterinary inspection at markets, slaughter of cattle and poultry. Upcoming Veterinary Department will take samples to monitor the circulation of avian influenza virus to evaluate the circulation of the virus in the area as well as the risk of disease and the proactive measures of prevention. Department has established two working groups to examine and supervise the implementation of sanitation and disinfection of cholera vaccinate pigs in the province.

As recommended by professional bodies, the risk of disease outbreaks in livestock and poultry, the local is not subjective, neglect, need to strengthen measures to prevent and combat service. Mr. Nguyen Tat Thanh-The Director of Animal Health Department recommends: For farmers need focused care, prevention of malaria for livestock and poultry. Upon detection of cattle and poultry must be notified immediately sick to detect, time stamping service, no hidden service, not selling. Conduct additional injection of cattle and poultry diseases have not been vaccinated, such as capacitors pasteurellosis, foot ... For the authorities, especially local authorities, to focus better direct the vaccination swine fever and sanitation and disinfection. To enhance information dissemination on the mass media about the disease situation and preventive measures. To do good work and disease prevention should be the on the of the Party committees, governments, unions, not only forces the veterinary