Bird flu began to attack Hanoi

About 20 days after the Minister of Agriculture announced that Vietnam could not prepare avian influenza, Hanoi Veterinary Department today confirmed March 4 to detect H5N1 influenza virus in Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district. .

Poultry must be kept in captivity and registered with commune veterinary.(Photo: HK)

To date, the Department of Animal Health has collaborated with the commune to organize the destruction of all 1,000 birds of two households in Kim Chung commune, while closely monitoring the situation of diseases in poultry and humans.

Thus, Hanoi is the third province in the north after Hai Duong, Ha Tay and is the fourth province (after Vinh Long) across the country to re-flu outbreak.

Yesterday, at the meeting of the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat reminded localities not to be subjective to the epidemic, especially when some neighboring countries Like China, Laos has seen patients infected with influenza A H5N1.

Mr. Phat also asked the Department of Animal Health to quickly direct companies to import vaccines to prevent epidemics, so that by the end of March, this will be deployed for all poultry flocks.

Hong Khanh