Thứ Năm, 09/03/2017, 15:47 (GMT+7)
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Measures against bird flu stepped up

Locales across the country are strengthening efforts to prevent the outbreak of bird flu and other strains of influenza viruses from penetrating into Vietnam.

In the southern province of Binh Duong, the prevention and control of avian influenza A/H5N6 and avian influenza strains are extremely urgent. As many as eleven quarantine checkpoints, including the Vinh Phu animal quarantine station and the Thu Dau Mot veterinary station, are operating at full capacity.

All means of transportation carrying cattle, poultry and animal products must show proof of origin when going through these quarantine stations.

Dong Nai prepares to vaccinate about 20 million chickens against influenza viruses. (Credit: danviet.vn)
Dong Nai prepares to vaccinate about 20 million chickens against influenza viruses. (Credit: danviet.vn)

In the complicated situation created by avian flu, Ba Ria–Vung Tau Province’s agricultural sector has organised vaccination and disinfection activities, while increasing inspections of abattoirs and poultry-trading points, in addition to propagandising and mobilising livestock producers to monitor and report on the disease situation for prompt handling.

Currently, veterinaries in Long Dien District are organising the vaccination of about 170,000 poultry in the locale. Ba Ria–Vung Tau has a total of over 3.6 million poultry.

In the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, local authorities have provided 5,000 litres of Benkocid chemical to localities in the province to implement disinfection to prevent bird flu. Functional agencies closely inspecting and supervising key areas of poultry farming, slaughtering and trading in local areas.

There are more than 14 million poultry in Tien Giang Province. During March, local veterinary services have opened a peak movement for environmental disinfection phase 1–2017 to limit the persistence of dangerous pathogens at units related to livestock and poultry production.

In Kien Giang Province, there are nearly 5.3 million poultry. During the last two rounds of environmental disinfection, local authorities allocated more than 4,000 litres of chemicals for spraying disinfectants in accordance with regulations.

The northern province of Thai Nguyen, the Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Sub-Department has provided over 3.6 million doses of vaccines in its first vaccination programme this year, while also distributing 4,000 litres of chemicals to locals at areas where there is a high-risk of avian influenza.

As planned, from March 10 to April 10, locales in Thai Nguyen will carry out the simultaneous vaccination of cattle and poultry.

(Source: NDO)

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