Bird flu reported in three regions

Bird flu reported in three regions

08:46' 06/02/2009 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge – The Veterinary Agency (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) has said that as of February 5, bird flu has appeared in the southern provinces of Ca Mau and Soc Trang, the central provinces of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa, and the northern province of Thai Nguyen. The epidemic was discovered in Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa and Ca Mau provinces during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, resulted in 16,000 fowls culled. Soc Trang and Nghe An are the two latest localities which were hit by the epidemic (February 3). The Veterinary Agency also says that foot-and-mouth disease in cattle and green ear in pigs has been recorded in the northern provinces of Hoa Binh, Son La, Yen Bai, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and the southern province of Long An. In the central province of Ha Tinh, from January 30 to February 5, 275 pigs died of cholera, said the chief of the local Veterinary Department, Nguyen Thanh Binh, on February 5. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cao Duc Phat, sent an urgent note to all provinces, cities and related agencies asking them to take drastic measures to prevent epidemics in cattle and poultry.