General cleaning across the country to prevent bird flu

In October, the whole country will clean and disinfect all sanitation facilities in the breeding facilities, where chickens and ducks are traded. This is a measure to control the flu.

Guidelines for vaccination.Photo: Department of Animal Health

On October 4, in the document sent to the localities, the Minister-Head of the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention and Control Cao Duc Phat emphasized that although no province in September reported any outbreaks of avian and bird flu epidemics. Variable complexity with a very high proportion of virus-infected water. The virus has not been significantly changed to easily spread from person to person, but the virus circulation and bird flu movement in regional countries, especially Indonesia, shows the risk of recurrence in Vietnam. exist.

To control the epidemic, Minister Phat asked localities to actively organize vaccination for poultry and waterfowl. Due to the slow import of vaccines compared to the plan about 3 weeks, cities and provinces need to adjust the mass injection plan. However, this work must still be completed in November.

Mr. Phat said that the long-term solution to prevent influenza epidemic is to reorganize the method of poultry raising , to relocate animal husbandry establishments in the inner cities and towns away from densely populated areas, to ensure protection Veterinary and environmental births. Localities need to create conditions for land and support for relocation.

In addition, the Head of the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention also requires localities with zoo, national park and conservation area to have specific rules for visitors as well as officials and employees. to minimize contact between humans and wildlife, minimize the risk of spreading the disease to humans.

According to the Department of Animal Health, in August, the whole country found 2 small outbreaks. On August 9, Tam Hoang chicken farm of Pham Thi Dung in Binh Thang commune, Di An district, Binh Duong province, continued to have dead chickens. A total of 1,610 children died on a total of 1,800 heads. Then, on August 23, the avian influenza outbreak occurred in 2 duck raising households in Dien Tho commune, Dien Chau district, Nghe An province. More than 350 ducks died in a total of 1,190 flocks. All the remaining poultry and waterfowl of the above households have been destroyed, the breeding area has been cleaned and disinfected.