The southern province of Tay Ninh on February 17 announced an outbreakof A/H5N1 avian influenza in its Cambodia-bordering district of ChauThanh.
In a bid to hinder the disease from spreading, theprovince has banned all activities regarding poultry trading andtransportation in the district.
With the new outbreak, bird fluhas so far hit Hoa Hoi and Tri Binh communes in Chau Thanh district andAn Thanh commune in Ben Cau district, with the number of culled birdstotalling 8,869.
Facing the complicated development of the flu,other provinces across the country are also promptly taking measuresagainst the disease.
The southern province of Bac Lieu isstepping up its anti-bird flu efforts after two disease hotbeds werefound in Hong Dan and Phuoc Long districts.
Closer inspectionof transportation, trading and killing of poultry as well as vaccinationand disinfection work at disease hotbeds, markets and abattoirs havetaken place.
The province has also acceleratedawareness-raising work, calling its population to join hands in thefight against the disease.
Phu Yen and Quang Nam provinces in the central region are also gathering all human resources for the uphill struggle.
In January, bird flu reoccurred in Duy Trinh and Duy Chau communes inDuy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, forcing 8,500 ducks to be culledimmediately.
Meanwhile, the northern province of Bac Ninh has declared that it was free from bird flu.
Accordingly, since February 13, all poultry-related activities inDong Phong, Phu Lam and Tam Son communes and Hap Linh ward have beenconducted as normal.
Between January 2 and 9 this year, A/H5N1 bird flu struck the localities, forcing nearly 10,000 birds to be culled.
The provincial People’s Committee has injected 3.3 billion VND(155,000 USD) in purchasing two million doses of vaccine and 8,000litres of chemicals in a bid to stop the spread of the disease.
A/H5N1 has so far this year killed two persons in the southern provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dong Thap.-VNA
In a bid to hinder the disease from spreading, theprovince has banned all activities regarding poultry trading andtransportation in the district.
With the new outbreak, bird fluhas so far hit Hoa Hoi and Tri Binh communes in Chau Thanh district andAn Thanh commune in Ben Cau district, with the number of culled birdstotalling 8,869.
Facing the complicated development of the flu,other provinces across the country are also promptly taking measuresagainst the disease.
The southern province of Bac Lieu isstepping up its anti-bird flu efforts after two disease hotbeds werefound in Hong Dan and Phuoc Long districts.
Closer inspectionof transportation, trading and killing of poultry as well as vaccinationand disinfection work at disease hotbeds, markets and abattoirs havetaken place.
The province has also acceleratedawareness-raising work, calling its population to join hands in thefight against the disease.
Phu Yen and Quang Nam provinces in the central region are also gathering all human resources for the uphill struggle.
In January, bird flu reoccurred in Duy Trinh and Duy Chau communes inDuy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, forcing 8,500 ducks to be culledimmediately.
Meanwhile, the northern province of Bac Ninh has declared that it was free from bird flu.
Accordingly, since February 13, all poultry-related activities inDong Phong, Phu Lam and Tam Son communes and Hap Linh ward have beenconducted as normal.
Between January 2 and 9 this year, A/H5N1 bird flu struck the localities, forcing nearly 10,000 birds to be culled.
The provincial People’s Committee has injected 3.3 billion VND(155,000 USD) in purchasing two million doses of vaccine and 8,000litres of chemicals in a bid to stop the spread of the disease.
A/H5N1 has so far this year killed two persons in the southern provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dong Thap.-VNA
