Hai Duong: announced translation in 5 communes

On November 10, the chairman of Hai Duong People's Committee decided to announce the epidemic in five communes of Chi Linh and Thanh Ha districts. Specifically, Thanh Thuy, Tan Viet and Quyet Thang communes of Thanh Ha, Cong Hoa and Chi Minh districts of Chi Linh district.

The provincial president instructs and requests related agencies and departments to immediately implement epidemic prevention and control activities, to strictly control the epidemic situation as well as poultry transport in epidemic areas . .

Talking to reporters, deputy director of Hai Duong Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van Tinh said that from November 2, in the year of the commune, there were mass deaths of poultry, the samples gave the result that these flocks were caught. H5N1 outbreak.

Thus, up to this point (from October 1 to November 10), there have been 17 communes of 13 districts of eight provinces throughout the North - Central - South region appearing epidemics. Total poultry died, destroying nearly 25,000 animals.

DUC BINH

HCMC: perform '5 yes, 3 no'

On the afternoon of November 10, the Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention and Control has had an extraordinary briefing session with districts and districts. At the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan - Standing Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, head of the Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention and Control - suggested that districts must fully comply with the criteria of 'yes and no. '.

'Yes year': Firstly, the Party Committee has a document instructing grassroots Party organizations to mobilize exemplary party members in epidemic prevention. Secondly, People's Committees of districts must have anti-epidemic programs and implement them for wards and communes. Third, form interdisciplinary inspection teams at hotspots 24/24g. Fourthly, there is extensive and timely propaganda and advocacy work. Thursday, there are hot phone lines for people to report violations.

'Three no': First, do not raise poultry in the city. Second, do not trade, do not eat poultry of unknown origin. Third, do not leave a household without information about bird flu.

YEN TRINH

Ha Tinh: shifting duck farming to aquaculture

Da Nang: support ground for poultry farmers

The People's Committee of Ha Tinh province is implementing a plan to mobilize over 3,000 households in all districts and towns raising ducks to switch to aquaculture such as turtles, frogs and fish. Accordingly, the province will support poor households with a part of funding for rearing, other households will be supported in appropriate levels. In order to implement this plan, banks in the province will give preferential loans to more than 3 billion VND, while the fisheries industry will supply more than 5 million fingerlings.

Currently, the region with the most households raising ducks is Cam Xuyen, Ky Anh and Thach Ha districts, which will be prioritized for early transfer to aquaculture right in the winter crop in 2005, other districts will gradually shift in the winter season. and winter-spring crop.

* In the afternoon of November 9, Mr. Tran Van Huy - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry Department, deputy director of the prevention and control of bird flu in Da Nang City - said the City People's Committee decided to spend 15ha of land in Nam Son - Hoa Tien commune. and Hoa Nhon commune (Hoa Vang district) as a ground for poultry farmers to concentrate in urban districts to build breeding farms. This site is provided at the request of each household. Land support for poultry farmers is carried out from November 15.

Also according to Mr. Huy, Da Nang City is developing a plan to support and lend money to poultry farmers who switch jobs. Estimated loan and capital support level from 1-5 million VND / household.

L.GIANG - K.EM