Thursday, October 27, 2011

Vietnam: The difficulty of lack of vaccines and prophylactic

26/10/2011

Vaccination of animals is as important to prevent and reverse the disease to protect livestock and poultry development. However, the current anthrax vaccine should not be the prevention of disease will also have to face many difficulties.

Vets Yen Bai city inspection and control situation in the poultry wholesale market.

In 2011, the situation of livestock diseases complicated. As reported by the provincial Veterinary Bureau, within 9 months of foot and mouth disease (FMD) occurred in 201 villages of 76 communes, wards and townships. Disease has 3,683 kinds of animals infected 1,162 households, of which 2,180 buffalo cows, 1,503 pigs, 490 children [poultry] were destroyed.

The cattle disease is mainly due to not been vaccinated or insufficiently vaccinated in accordance with the nose. Although the outbreak has been controlled, however, if we do not enhance disease control, risk of relapse and FMD spread widely in the near future is inevitable. Currently, the Veterinary Services is actively implementing the vaccination of livestock, poultry phase II.

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Together, in 2010 in cattle vaccinated in August, in September if they will be in accordance with the next dose in February, March 2011. However, because there is no FMD vaccine so many cattle no longer immune disease. It is not only hard epidemic prevention Retreat which is difficult in many localities in the province. According to Nguyen Dang Binh, deputy director of the provincial Veterinary Department, "a national program to control and eradicate FMD controlled area of the province is 100% support of Yen Bai province also funds the buffer will be provided 50% support funding, the province is pleased to present vaccines against FMD response to the risk of recurrence is high. Many animals are vaccinated from phase II in 2010 is now out of time immunity. "

From now until the end of the epidemic in cattle and poultry are still tends complex. Weather is currently in transition seasons are favorable for disease such as FMD, avian development. On the other hand, the transport trade in slaughter cattle and poultry from now until the end of the year will increase. Therefore, first by all organizations concerned enough vaccine for cattle vaccinated on time. The localities of the province to actively deal with the evolution of disease, review plans for the prevention of diseases of cattle and poultry.

To enhance the transportation of quarantine, inspection and control of trafficking activities, transportation of cattle and poultry, not slaughter and eat meat and poultry when the disease. Further enhancing the monitoring of disease to every household in order to rapidly detect and handle short, not to spread the epidemic occur


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