The Prime Minister has requested relevant ministries and agencies to
strengthen the inspection and control of poultry import to Vietnam
to prevent bird flu.
The PM’s telegramme dated July 31 said
that bird flu pandemic in Vietnam and the world has seen complicated
developments.
In Vietnam , small-scale outbreaks
have occurred in the provinces of Quang Binh, Nghe An, Hai Duong, Bac
Ninh and Quang Ninh and Hai Phong city since the beginning of the year.
To control disease transmission via illegal poultry
import, the PM asked local authorities to raise people’s awareness on
the danger of bird flu and take drastic measures to prevent it.
He also requested border provinces to encourage local people not to
take part in the transport and trade of unidentified and unquarantined
poultry.
Other ministries, including the ministries of
Industry and Trade, Defence, Finance, Public Security, Agriculture and
Rural Development, and Information and Communications are asked to work
together to deal with illegal import of poultry, strengthen inspection,
popularise measures to prevent H5N1 human influenza and information
relating to the fight against bird flu./.