Vietnam: There are no cases of mouth ulcers in humans

In the afternoon of May 9, Dr. Nguyen Van Binh, Deputy Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health) affirmed that, until now, Vietnam has not recorded any cases of foot-and-mouth disease caused by contact or eating meat. cattle sick.

Among these pigs, there are children with foot and mouth disease (Photo: VNN). However, some documents in the world also point out that: The possibility of foot-and-mouth disease spreading to humans is available, but at a low level. and light.

According to Mr. Binh, it is difficult to distinguish the meat and animal that has foot and mouth disease and cattle from disease, especially when people have removed the lesions of cattle.

Therefore, the most important measure is to strengthen government and veterinary control activities in areas where outbreaks are occurring. Absolutely not let people transport, trade cattle, products of foot-and-mouth disease from one area to another. At the same time, conduct cleaning, poisoning of cages and environment. In case of contact with infected animals, it is necessary to have personal protection.

It is known that from the beginning of the year until now, there have been 154 districts and 433 communes in 36 provinces discovering cattle and pigs with foot and mouth disease. The total number of infected buffaloes and cows was 26 thousand, 10 thousand pigs and 47 goats.

According to the Department of Animal Health, the epidemic of foot and mouth disease this year is really serious. Causes of pathogens exist in cattle. Measures such as destroying, focusing on zoning, strictly prohibiting transport and vaccination are not done synchronously, and there are places to work, some places can not do it, so the animals kept to be cured for treatment. those who carry the strain spread the disease.

Moreover, smuggling across the border still exists, carrying uncontrollable pathogens. Add cyclical foot-and-mouth disease. Within 3 - 5 years, there was a outbreak of outbreaks because the pathogen survived, until some time it recurred.

Le Ha