Ca Mau: More than 3,300 poultry infected H5N1 virus

Thứ Ba, 03/02/2009, 11

* Implementing measures for prevention and disease risk in animal
Vaccinated HPAI. Photo: Internet QDND - At the meeting the Steering Committee prevention HPAI 3-2 pm, representatives Animal Health Department said: At present, HPAI is extremely variable complex in Ca Mau province, distribute risk Widespread in the province and region in the Mekong Delta is very high.
Known, from 15-1, outbreaks have occurred in Village Rach Bao, Binh Khanh commune, Tran Van Thoi district, flocks of ducks on the 580, as 150 children died. However, open 30-1 to have test results of poultry infected with H5N1 virus and to force conducted destroyed. As of yesterday, was discovered 8 more farms in 6 of the two hamlets in Binh Khanh and Binh Dong Khanh, Tran Van Thoi district with influenza infection, with a total of 3330 children (with the death of flu, which destroys a number of 1558 children). The agencies are measures prevention and emergency areas.
Earlier, last month to 12-2008, the Animal Health has an outbreak of avian influenza in Thai Nguyen and an outbreak in Thanh Hoa. Presently, 2 disease in this local base has been controlled.
* Also in 3-2 days, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has sent the urgent People's Committee of provinces and cities directly under the central government and some ministries related to the implementation of measures to prevention disease risk in animals. Accordingly, the current avian influenza outbreaks, and lo mồm long móng events are complex in some localities. 3 Son La, Long An, Kon Tum has 324 buffaloes, cows infected lo mồm long mong, in which 153 children must be destroyed. The power requirements of local organizations to monitor the breeding base, early detection and timely processing of the outbreak, the responsibility for supervision and government facilities and staff animal y.