PRRS spreads across Vietnam

May 5, 2010

The Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) or blue-ear disease is spreading from the north to central and southern regions of Vietnam and is likely to be co-existing with the foot-and-mouth disease, said the Veterinary Department. Since early May, PRRS has spread to 12 provinces with Ha Nam and Lang Son in the north and Nghe An in central Vietnam, the department said, adding the disease affected nearly 40,000 pigs, and nearly half of them were destroyed. The department said that the coming rainy season will prompt not only the spread of blue-ear disease but also the recurrence of foot and mouth disease among cattle and bird flu among poultry. Local administrations across Vietnam were asked to speed up vaccinations against the diseases and beef up control on animal movements