Leaders of the PPC inspect the prevention and control the African swine fever

ABO - Leaders of the PPC inspected the prevention and control the African swine fever in Cai Be district, Chau Thanh district, Tan Phuoc district and Cai Lay district, on June 8.

* At Chau Thanh district:

Chairman of Tien Giang provincial People's Committee (right, cover) Le Van Huong inspected the work of prevention and control the African swine fever. Photo: thtg.vn

Chairman of the PPC inspected the actual situation of the outbreak treatment in My Quoi hamlet, My Duc Dong commune. This outbreak appeared dead pig phenomenon from June 5, with a total of 539 pigs. After having positive test results for African swine cholera, the Steering Committee for Disease Control and Prevention of Cai Be district in coordination with local authorities carried out to surround, destroying sick pigs, controlling and preventing disease to spread to other households.

According to statistics, up to now, in Cai Be district, there have been 18 cases of pigs suspected of being infected with the African swine fever including My Trung, My Duc Dong, Hau My Trinh, Thien Trung and Thien Tri and Hau Thanh communes, simultaneously destroyed 599 infected pigs, with a total weight of over 33.2 tons. In order to control the spread of the disease, the district has distributed 290 liters of antiseptic antidotes and established two animal quarantine points, in order to strictly control the households selling pigs, mobilizing traders not to buy sick pigs, etc...

Chairman of the PPC Le Van Huong requested the local Steering Committee for Disease Prevention and Control should continue to focus on strictly controlling the African swine fever outbreaks, restricting access to the epidemic areas, fully implementing the technical requirements technique of handling the African swine fever outbreak. In addition, the Chairman asked farmers to quickly sell uninfected pigs when they reached the weight of slaughtering, gradually reducing the herd in order to effectively control the disease without this preventive vaccine.

* At Chau Thanh district and Tan Phuoc district:

On the same day, Vice Chairman of the PPC Mr. Pham Anh Tuan, Head of the Tien Giang province Steering Committee of Steering Committee for Disease Control and Prevention inspected the work of preventing and fighting against the African swine fever in Tan Ly Dong commune of Chau Thanh district as well as Tan Hoa Thanh and Phu My communes of Tan Phuoc district.

Vice Chairman of the PPC Pham Anh Tuan vistis a raising pig household. Photo: M.THANH-S.NGUYEN

Vice Chairman of the PPC Pham Anh Tuan inspected the animal quarantine point on the provincial road 866, the section passing through Phu My commune; the animal quarantine point on the provincial road 967 through Thanh My commune, Tan Phuoc district and the animal quarantine point on the provincial road 868 passing Phu Cuong commune, Cai Lay district. He asked the animal quarantine authorities to strictly control the transport of pigs into and out of the area, including those with origins and full papers.

On June 8, Vice Chairman of the PPC Pham Anh Tuan also inspected the work of destroying pig infected with the African swine fever in Long Trung commune, Cai Lay district. At this time, the whole commune detected 3 outbreaks, 2 of which were positive for African swine fever. Vice Chairman of the PPC asked the local authorities and authorities to strengthen the implementation of disinfection to avoid spreading to other livestock households and neighboring areas.

(According to thtg.vn – Translated by HUU CHI)