The people were indifferent, the government let loose

In the early days of this November, despite the dangers of bird flu dangling, in many localities, people still seemed very subjective.

The situation of trade and consumption of quarantine chickens and quarantine still goes public. Meanwhile the local government seems very easy .

Soc Trang: Chicken and duck are rampant

On November 1, we arrived at Tra Quit market (Thuan Hoa commune, My Tu district). In the early morning, there were some women who brought chickens and ducks to the side of Thuan Hoa river for sale. Inside the market, there are more than five duck selling points with more than 200 children spilled out to the street or next to the meat, fish and raw vegetables stalls.

Visiting Bay's duck selling place (located at the end of the market), I asked to buy 30kg of ducks and asked to take quarantine to get out. Ms. Seven said: 'Buying a few dozen children does not need any paperwork and can still get out of the province. If buying in large quantities, how many children can take care of paper '.

Going down to Can Tho, we visit Dai Hai market (Ke Sach district). Although there was no point in the cage market, there was no point selling ducks, but when we heard we were looking for ducks, a woman in her 40s quickly marketing: 'I want to buy as many children as I can. You only need to deposit 100,000 VND and give 20,000 extra for the quarantine. '

Also at Dai Hai market, we were introduced by a fishwoman to Mrs. Phen's house in Cong Doi market, there will be delicious ducks and . clean diseases. Meeting us, Mrs. Phen said as hard as corn: 'My duck has many types, copper ducks, Siamese ducks and chickens are all available. Every day I sell to places in and out of the province for about 400 children '. After saying that, Mrs. Phen offered to give 50,000 VND in advance to take care of my quarantine paper and record it in the receipt: 'If there is no quarantine, I will receive 50,000 VND'.

At Lai Hoa market, Vinh Chau district - which is adjacent to Soc Trang and Bac Lieu provinces, chickens and ducks are still sold by poultry traders. And that 'carefree' buying and selling scene kept going on right in front of the local government.

Kien Giang: 'carefree' with avian influenza

Mr. Dinh Cong Than - Head of Kien Giang Veterinary Department - said that the province organized a first round of vaccination for poultry with 2.5 million vaccinated birds. However, up to now, it is facing difficulties due to the psychology of people who are afraid to vaccinate poultry, especially many households that raise ducks to run all over the country so they cannot be vaccinated.

It can be said that people are not very concerned about the risk of a pandemic of bird flu being regularly warned on the mass media. Around the wholesale markets in Chau Thanh, Rach Soi and Rach Gia city markets, we note that poultry is still slaughtered and sold out 'carefree'. And not only sell, people also have hammocks living with chickens and ducks.

When we asked about vaccination and veterinary quarantine, a girl who sold ducks at Minh Luong market (Chau Thanh district) casually said: 'We bought chickens and ducks in the population, the chickens were healthy so we didn't get vaccinated. Quarantine, when the epidemic is available, the injection is not late. '

Bac Giang: leave quarantine blank

On November 1, we visited some poultry trading locations concentrated in Bac Giang city and neighboring districts. It is easy to see that the activities of trade, slaughtering and transporting poultry are still going on normally, it seems that the warning information about the risk of avian influenza pandemic has no impact on this activity.

At Thuong market, Cau Chui market and Thiet market, cages of chickens, ducks, pigeons, quails lined up next to each other to form long rows and crowded with sellers. Any customer who has a child catches that child, if he needs them to make poultry at the market.

Chicken and duck feathers and waste water tanks are poured right into the gutter next to the line of poultry sales. Immediately behind each bird cage are tools such as buckets of buckets, pots, baskets and bowls containing chicken and ducks, but there is absolutely no set of protective gear for people who directly make poultry.

Currently, in Bac Giang City, shops selling goose and duck are still very crowded, while this dish has been warned by health authorities not to be used because of the high risk of spreading avian influenza virus. to people. At the ranges of selling chicken and duck, there is no quarantine mark as prescribed by the veterinary agency.

Quang Ninh: Spoiled for trade in wild birds

Facing the strict control of the authorities of Quang Ninh province, the situation of smuggling of cattle and poultry across the border of Mong Cai border gate tends to settle. However, hunting, trading of wild birds (very high risk of bird flu infection) is floating, less controlled.

It is not very difficult, just sit down for nearly two hours at gate 3, we have grabbed a bird dealer after dumping two sacks of albatross for market owners in 3. Market, 34 years old In Hoang Tan commune (Yen Hung), he said, he brought them to Mong Cai every day about 50-70kg of birds of all kinds. According to Manh, wild birds in Mong Cai market are consumed because of Chinese tourists.

Mong Cai Veterinary Station Head Do The Hung listened intently to us reflecting the trade in wild birds in market 3 and the phenomenon of transporting wild birds from inland districts to border areas. Mr. Hung looked at the digital camera to review photos of wild birds for sale at market 3, then looked up at us in bewilderment: 'Oh, that's true, I'll let you check it again. ! '.

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Hanoi: 1 patient suspected of H5N1 flu

November 1, patient named NMT, 25 years old, Dong Da district,

hospitalized in severe breathing difficulties, a feeling in the neck area.According to X-ray results, patients with large amount of right pneumothorax, bilateral lung damage;fever is not high (37.3 degrees), there are signs of coinciding with bird flu.Mrs. T.'s mother said that she bought ready-made chickens from the market the previous day to feed all four of her family, then only Mrs. T. became ill, two days later, but came in the morning. 11 Mrs. T. had chest discomfort, difficulty breathing and was hospitalized.

Yesterday afternoon (November 2), Bach Mai Hospital sent a sample of Mrs. T. to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology to test H5N1 influenza.

NG.HA

Ho Chi Minh City: Chicken market Tran Chanh Chieu has not yet stopped working

In the afternoon of November 2, 2005, the interdisciplinary inspection team of District 5 included: veterinary, market management and ward People's Committee 14 to check and make a confiscation record of 71 live chickens and ducks of unknown origin at the points buy and sell mobile chicken in the area of ​​Tran Chanh Chieu market (District 5).

When the inspection team arrived at the market area, many chicken sellers scrambled to carry the basket quickly into the alleys, some threw baskets of chickens and ducks into the house to disperse.Especially, at No. 1 Phu Huu, the chicken seller quickly locked the door when the inspection force came.

Q.QA

Long An: a series of dead ducks due to . cholera

In the afternoon of November 2, Mr. Dinh Van The, acting head of the Veterinary Department, said the veterinary service has verified two more ducks of 2,000 heads died in hamlet 4, Hoa Phu commune, Chau Thanh district (Age Young, November 2).The cause is determined by cholera, not from H5.

In Long An, there are quite a number of ducks running in the inter-provincial and cross-border areas that have died because they had not been vaccinated against cholera before.Particularly, ducks in hamlet 3 and Vinh Cong commune died from E-coli infection.

V.TR.

Tien Giang: November 15 will ban the sale of ready-made poultry in the market

In the afternoon of November 2, the Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in poultry in Tien Giang province convened an emergency meeting to implement anti-epidemic measures according to the spirit of publicity on November 1 of the Prime Minister.Mr. Nguyen Van Khang, deputy director of the steering committee, said that from November 15, there will be no ban on breeding and buying and selling ready-to-eat poultry meat in two big centers of the province, My Tho City and Go Cong town.Live poultry through quarantine is sold in concentrated places and slaughtered at a central slaughterhouse.

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