Vietnam: Quang Nam - The risk of avian flu spread

10.06.2010
Avian influenza A-H5N1 broke out in five households in rural poultry Thi Thai (Duy Thanh Commune, Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam) as the number of poultry deaths and forced the destruction of up to nearly 9000 children

Last few days of avian influenza A-H5N1 broke out in five households in rural poultry farming Thi Thai (Duy Thanh Commune, Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam) as the number of poultry died and mandatory destruction to almost 9000 children.

Scores are determined translated from farmers by Tran Hien. Before that, saw more than 1,500 children flock (40-55 days old) died of their series with no known cause, his present report to veterinary stations Duy Thanh commune, then this unit has coordinated with Quang Nam Department of Animal Health conducted from three samples (tissues) to send the four Regional Animal Health Centre (in Da Nang) test. 3 results both swabs were positive for influenza virus type A-H5N1.

Shortly after the discovery and publication A-matched pandemic of H5N1, local authorities cooperated with the authorities to conduct mandatory destruction of 2093 poultry farmers for five signs of poultry mass death. It is worth saying, when authorities discovered the flu, the number of dead poultry had been very large, over 6500 children. The amount of dead birds are thrown across the river people, scattered around the ability to spread the epidemic led to widespread enormous.

Mr. Huynh Tan Xuan - vets Duy Thanh commune (Duy Xuyen), told the nearly 9,000 chickens and ducks were "But only 40% of the vaccine prevention of avian influenza. This commune are 80% and 50% of chickens vaccinated flock is not influenza A-H5N1 vaccine. Proportion vaccinated poultry epidemic prevention vacin so low in the coming days the situation chickens, ducks died in a series that continues unavoidable!

According to Le Xuan Trung - Duy Thanh Vice President, immediately after detecting flu, local disinfection was carried out, spread lime, hanging banners throughout the whole society, and receive 72 liters of chemicals Benkocid - type Specialized chemical used to disinfect and treat influenza A-H5N1 from Duy Xuyen veterinary stations to conduct disinfection. Initial damage estimates of up to over 200 million.