Vietnam: Ninh Binh Province/Yen Khanh Preparing For FMD/H5N1

Promote the prevention of diseases for livestock and poultry Ngày gửi: Thứ hai, 08:27, 25/10/2010 Posted: Monday, 08:27, 25/10/2010

Tiêm phòng cho gia cầm. Vaccination for poultry. Ảnh: Đức Lam Photo: Lam

During the transition season, the lower temperature is favorable for the virus causing foot and mouth disease (FMD) in cattle, swine blue ear disease, avian flu developed.

Requirements set forth at this time is the functional branches and localities should promote the prevention and control in cattle and poultry.

Up to 16-10 days, the country still has 23 provinces PRRS, 10 provinces with FMD less than 21 days, while controlling the movement and slaughter of cattle and poultry in the province We also acknowledge limitations. The quarantine primarily in the eyes and senses can not detect cattle are incubation. Thus the safety of livestock, poultry depends very much on the consciousness of the farmers.

According to experts, the virus that causes disease in cattle and poultry are often spread rapidly by direct contact, can also be spread by airborne spread (from manure, waste carry the virus), the wind ( can travel 3 km), contaminated water sources. In addition, livestock equipment, vehicles, tools workwear ... also the indirect cause of that outbreak.


Yen Khanh district is one of the local livestock sector is quite developed, the district has more than eight thousand cattle, pigs and about 81 thousand 649 thousand birds. To ensure the safety of livestock, poultry, District Veterinary Station has implemented strict measures for prevention. The disease surveillance is done to villages and households, aimed at detecting fast, streamlined process, not to spread the outbreak.