Provinces and cities nationwide are closely supervising the developmentsregarding avian influenza H5N1 and H7N9 and implementing variousmeasures to prevent and minimise the epidemic’s effects.
In theCentral Highlands province of Kon Tum, 70,000 doses of bird fluvaccine have been delivered to Kon Tum city, and the three districts ofNgoc Hoi, Dak Ha and Sa Thay, for the first inoculation phase in theprovince.
Local veterinarians along with the people andauthorities are monitoring poultry trading in traditional markets andwholesale markets, tightening the quarantine process on imported andexported poultry and its products.
Veterinary departments havemaintained three check-points at the main gateway to the province aswell as coordinated with customs and border guard forces along theborder with Cambodia to supervise poultry transportation and preventsmuggling.
In the southeastern province of Binh Phuoc, nounusual sign related to the epidemic has been detected in birds raisedfor commercial purposes, Le Minh Ly, Deputy Director of the province’sVeterinary Department said on April 24.
The department hasinstructed its affiliates to strengthen preventive measures againstdiseases on poultry and domestic-bred animals, particularly theinspection of the raising of birds in order to early detect any unusualsigns.
The quarantine stations in the two districts of Tan Lapand Chon Thanh and Hoa Lu border gate will strictly follow quarantineprocess for animals and their products imported into the locality aswell as strictly punish violations of transportation regulations.
Meanwhile, central Khanh Hoa province has vaccinated more than 1 million poultry against avian influenza H5N1.
With the largest flock of salangane birds in the country, Khanh Hoaprovince are imposing strict supervision and tight management on farmsas well as implementing disinfection activities at these places.
The province also recommended the farms to report early any unusual signs of their bird flocks.
At the same time, the Central Highlands of Dak Nong has approved a 4.5billion VND (approximately 215,000 USD) allocation for the preventionof bird flu.
In addition to the current measures, the veterinarydepartments will maintain a hot line to receive the updated from peopleand businesses.
Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said onApril 23 that no cases of avian influenza H7N9 had been found in humansor poultry in Vietnam.-VNA
In theCentral Highlands province of Kon Tum, 70,000 doses of bird fluvaccine have been delivered to Kon Tum city, and the three districts ofNgoc Hoi, Dak Ha and Sa Thay, for the first inoculation phase in theprovince.
Local veterinarians along with the people andauthorities are monitoring poultry trading in traditional markets andwholesale markets, tightening the quarantine process on imported andexported poultry and its products.
Veterinary departments havemaintained three check-points at the main gateway to the province aswell as coordinated with customs and border guard forces along theborder with Cambodia to supervise poultry transportation and preventsmuggling.
In the southeastern province of Binh Phuoc, nounusual sign related to the epidemic has been detected in birds raisedfor commercial purposes, Le Minh Ly, Deputy Director of the province’sVeterinary Department said on April 24.
The department hasinstructed its affiliates to strengthen preventive measures againstdiseases on poultry and domestic-bred animals, particularly theinspection of the raising of birds in order to early detect any unusualsigns.
The quarantine stations in the two districts of Tan Lapand Chon Thanh and Hoa Lu border gate will strictly follow quarantineprocess for animals and their products imported into the locality aswell as strictly punish violations of transportation regulations.
Meanwhile, central Khanh Hoa province has vaccinated more than 1 million poultry against avian influenza H5N1.
With the largest flock of salangane birds in the country, Khanh Hoaprovince are imposing strict supervision and tight management on farmsas well as implementing disinfection activities at these places.
The province also recommended the farms to report early any unusual signs of their bird flocks.
At the same time, the Central Highlands of Dak Nong has approved a 4.5billion VND (approximately 215,000 USD) allocation for the preventionof bird flu.
In addition to the current measures, the veterinarydepartments will maintain a hot line to receive the updated from peopleand businesses.
Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said onApril 23 that no cases of avian influenza H7N9 had been found in humansor poultry in Vietnam.-VNA
