Vietnam is still swinging with bird flu

Director of Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) Bui Quang Anh said that the bird flu epidemic still arises in Vietnam because the organization of epidemic prevention in many localities is too weak. It is forecasted that in the coming time, the influenza epidemic will break out, spreading widely when people in the Mekong Delta take advantage of the post-harvest drop of rice to feed new copper ducks.

At the meeting to hand over the Steering Committee for AI prevention and control in the afternoon (March 4), Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong determined, to create awareness for the authorities, people and veterinary forces to take part. epidemic prevention.

According to Vice Minister Bong, it is too subjective, because of the industry, the people, has led to the situation of " losing effect " quarantine latches like VietNamNet, or people " abandon " without vaccination. poultry, throwing dead carcasses indiscriminately, hiding basic veterinary facilities when poultry died.

The Mekong Delta can " shoulder " a new outbreak if localities do not control well the breeding stage, vaccination (Photo P. Hai).

At the end of February, Hai Duong Veterinary Department discovered 9 bags of dead chickens floating on the river of unknown origin. Mr. Nguyen Van Tinh - Deputy Director of Hai Duong Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, expressed his concern at the briefing meeting on avian influenza prevention and control in Northern provinces on February 29, that dead poultry still occurred in households. small farmers, but people do not declare to the authorities, self-incinerate dead chickens and ignore the disinfection.

Deputy Minister Bui Ba Bong said that it is necessary to be more aggressive in organizing the implementation of epidemic prevention in localities. Besides, it is necessary to promote good experience of some provinces, such as An Giang, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Dinh . for 3-4 years, avian influenza has been absent. In particular, the key factor is the participation of the grassroots government system and grassroots veterinary.

Experience of An Giang shows that the state management in epidemic prevention is very good and methodical. When vaccination, livestock households pay the vaccine money to have clean products, and the vet is therefore more enthusiastic. If the injection is not correct, not enough dose, the person in charge must be responsible.

Mr. Bong commented, from the beginning of the year until now, the pandemic has occurred less than every year. At the same time last year, Vietnam had 290 outbreaks in 30 provinces and cities, killing more than 200,000 birds. This year, there are 25 outbreaks nationwide in 21 communes in 17 districts of 12 provinces. The total number of dead and forced poultry is 26,280. However, the number of deaths in 2007 was only 5, the incidence - death rate was 50:50, this year, 4 people were killed with a death rate of up to 80%.

Therefore, Deputy Minister Bui Ba Bong asked provinces to continue strengthening disease surveillance and information systems. At the same time, urgently buying vaccines for mass vaccination in April-May. The Department of Livestock Production in March needs to conduct a general inspection of hatchery facilities, breeding in the whole country. Also in this month, localities must synchronously implement the month of sanitation, disinfection and environmental disinfection.