The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked northern cities and provinces to strengthen bird flu control because of the possible high-risk period of the disease from now until the lunar new year (Tet) festival.
At the conference on bird flu control in Hanoi on Dec. 3, Deputy MARD Minister Diep Kinh Tan asked local agriculture and rural development departments to give advice or recommendations to authorities in order to reinforce disease control networks and thoroughly tackle outbreaks if they detected signs of the disease.
According to the deputy minister, inattentiveness of local authorities and people in disease prevention and control, unplanned vaccination and small-scaled husbandry habits are major reasons behind the lurking bird flu disease.
Nguyen Van Son, Director of the Veterinary Company Zone 1, said that bird flu was under control and would not impact on domestic fowls until Tet festival.
According to the Veterinary Department, bird flu outbreaks were reported in 63 communes and wards of 23 cities and provinces, forcing the culling of 75,770 fowls so far this year.
Localities have been conducting vaccination for poultry in the second phase of this year from November. The vaccination is expected to be completed this month./.
At the conference on bird flu control in Hanoi on Dec. 3, Deputy MARD Minister Diep Kinh Tan asked local agriculture and rural development departments to give advice or recommendations to authorities in order to reinforce disease control networks and thoroughly tackle outbreaks if they detected signs of the disease.
According to the deputy minister, inattentiveness of local authorities and people in disease prevention and control, unplanned vaccination and small-scaled husbandry habits are major reasons behind the lurking bird flu disease.
Nguyen Van Son, Director of the Veterinary Company Zone 1, said that bird flu was under control and would not impact on domestic fowls until Tet festival.
According to the Veterinary Department, bird flu outbreaks were reported in 63 communes and wards of 23 cities and provinces, forcing the culling of 75,770 fowls so far this year.
Localities have been conducting vaccination for poultry in the second phase of this year from November. The vaccination is expected to be completed this month./.
