Vietnam: Avian influenza is increasing rapidly in many provinces

Updated at: 06:04 09/02/10

Forum vaccination for ducks and spraying chemicals to disinfect cages breeding households in Binh Dinh.

Afternoon 8/2, Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said after a long period of good control, avian flu are signs of rapid increase in the provinces.
Currently has six provinces where avian influenza is not over 21 days as Ca Mau, Ha Tinh, Dien Bien, Soc Trang, Kon Tum and Quang Tri.

Currently, the provinces of Quang Tri latest avian influenza on the forums of a duck households in An Cu village, Trieu Phuong commune, Trieu Phong district. Total ducks destroyed 400 children. Currently, Sub-Department of Animal Health with the local authorities are taking measures prevention services as prescribed.

Meanwhile, in Ca Mau, 6 / 2, avian influenza continues to appear on the forums of a duck households in hamlet 4, An Xuyen, Ca Mau City with a total duck death and destruction the 482 children. Tests for ducks on the forums have positive results for H5N1 virus.

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Trong khi đó, tại Cà Mau, ngày 6/2, dịch cúm gia cầm tiếp tục xuất hiện trên đàn vịt của 1 hộ gia đình tại ấp 4, xã An Xuyên, thành phố Cà Mau với tổng số vịt bị chết và tiêu hủy là 482 con. Xét nghiệm đối với đàn vịt trên đã cho kết quả dương tính với virus cúm H5N1.

According to Department of Animal Health, along with the preventive measures prescribed services, localities should continue to review and make good work of vaccination on poultry vaccines, especially for ducks forums. Especially in the upcoming Lunar New Year, when the trading, slaughtering, transporting poultry, poultry products increase rapidly.

Under these circumstances, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat, head of the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention, suggested the provinces and cities under direct central organizing family slaughter Livestock and poultry concentrated at the place specified in the cities and towns, prohibit marketing of cattle, poultry unknown origin and not the veterinary quarantine; banned live poultry trade in the inner city , urban.

Particularly in rural areas do not have avian permitted slaughtering poultry in markets, where a special slaughter in other sectors, the poultry slaughter equipment protection is minimal.

Besides, the Ministry of Health, Industry and Trade, Transportation, Police strengthening the inspection of food hygiene and safety, organizing inspection teams to provinces, especially in cities large, closely monitored the transport of animals and animal products circulating in the country as well as across the border. /.