Foot and mouth disease suddenly re-broke

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is currently occurring in 14 districts in 9 provinces throughout the country, after a period of lull. The disease spread quickly so the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has instructed localities to urgently translate.

In the 321 Directive, which was signed yesterday (January 31), Mr. Cao Duc Phat requested that provinces and cities currently having FMD outbreaks have to focus on directing and mobilizing resources to destroy cattle. infected when new epidemics are discovered. At the same time, thoroughly isolate infected animals and organize vaccination against outbreaks.

(Photo: citizen.org) Mr. Phat noted that it is necessary to propagate to livestock farmers, to trade and slaughter cattle voluntarily to participate in disease prevention.

The Minister also directed and supervised the epidemic to the village and hamlet to detect and report timely treatment of infected animals, not to spread the epidemic. In particular, attention should be paid to establishing quarantine posts and control networks to prevent sick cattle from being brought into their localities.

Provinces and cities need to develop detailed plans to prevent and fight against FMD in 2007, focusing on vaccination plans, registering the demand for quantity and types of vaccines to the Department of Animal Health for success. import planning; The plan must show the financial plan for epidemic prevention activities.

Talking to the press on January 30 afternoon, Director of Animal Health Department Bui Quang Anh warned that after the Lunar New Year, FMD epidemic is likely to re-boom strongly. This is also the time of the end of the 2006 vaccination campaign, while many localities are still subjective to the epidemic but ignore the vaccination phase.

At this time, there are 22 communes of 14 districts in 9 provinces and cities having FMD outbreaks including Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Can Tho, Soc Trang, Dong Thap, Thai Nguyen, Dong Nai, Kon Tum and Phu Tho, with 700 cattle and nearly 2,000 pigs get sick.

In particular, Thai Nguyen, Kon Tum and Dong Nai are localities with strong outbreaks of FMD outbreaks. Particularly in Kon Tum, epidemics occurred in 21 communes and wards in 6 districts with a total of more than 1,500 pigs and 50 cattle and buffaloes. SDAH destroyed more than 1,300 pigs.

H.Yen