Vietnam: Thừa Thiên Huế Works To Prevent #H5N1 2.3.2.1 C from Entering

Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has identified a number of provinces in the North and North Central appeared a new H5N1 avian influenza virus is named 2.3.2.1 C, highly pathogenic.

Virulent virus

More than two months ago, the new avian flu virus was discovered in China. In Vietnam, this virus only appears for a few weeks now. Due to the high virulence and complicated weather today that the new flu virus spread risk across the board. Only about 10 days, the virus has spread in many provinces: Ha Tinh and Hai Phong, Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh, Bac, Thanh Hoa Quang Ngai ... with the total number of birds killed and destroyed around 200 thousand.

 

Disinfection village roads, alleys

 

International Food and Agriculture Organization has warned of the transformation of the H5N1 avian influenza virus subgroup 2.3.2 in many Asian countries, including Vietnam. According to Assoc. Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, this transformation is inevitable nature of the H5N1 virus. PGS. TS Nguyen Tran Hien warning, should strengthen supervision virus circulating in poultry in order to timely detect the change and make appropriate strategy to control, prevent bird damage and protect human health .

To avoid infection, the health effects

 

After information appear a new H5N1 avian influenza virus is named 2.3.2.1 C, high virulence, the provincial Animal Health Department to urgently implement measures to prevent and combat.Department assigned forces 24/24 hours in a the checkpoints north-south, in collaboration with the market management forces, police actively prevent the transport of poultry to take measures timely.Before the vehicle passes, the test force health quarantine procedures, disinfection of poultry.Veterinary regulations and inform the businesses, farms, etc. prohibit import of poultry in the province are translated into the province and livestock consumption.

 

The province has about 2.2 million birds. In annual crops, veterinary vaccine deployment ensure disease prevention plan.By this time, veterinary vaccine for fall - winter 2012 nearly 80% of the herd, to ensure schedule.Agriculture has issued more than 600 books for monitoring poultry to people ... Poultry in the province is still protected, no signs of disease occur.