Wednesday, February 8, 2012

VIETNAM-Recurrence of bird flu, fears the new strain of virus changes

02/09/2012 06:24Slaughter poultry of unknown origin is a risk of epidemic spread
(Inspector) - Bird flu (CGC) has made two recurrent deaths from the beginning of the year. Concerns about new varieties of the virus appear, while Vietnam has not yet injected vaccines to prevent diseases that fit this risk increases.The risk of a widespread outbreak of a new
Veterinary Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), said in the last 4 weeks (from 01/10/2011 - 07/02/2012), CGC nationwide outbreaks in three provinces of Soc Trang, Quang Tri and Thanh Hoa. Specifically, in Soc Trang, service occurred on 400 chickens a 45-day-old farmers Abbot Village, Ngoc Dong Xuyen to 90 children fall ill and die. Meanwhile, an outbreak in the village of Hai Tho, Hai Lang district and Rural Retreat, Trieu Phuoc commune, Trieu Phong district, Quang Tri province has a total of over 1,300 infected ducks and dead poultry. With Thanh Hoa, from 01.19.2011 to date, CGC has been translated in 7 happening farmers of two villages Phuc Hai, People Power Xa commune, Trieu Son district 292 infected birds, dead. The whole bird is 2463 the 2 villages were destroyed.
Currently, the country was three provinces of Soc Trang, Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri has translated CGC less than 21 days. In this situation, the Animal Health Department has provided 1 million doses of vaccine for Thanh Hoa, 1 million doses of the Quang Tri and 5 million doses to Soc Trang to help the local outbreak vaccination enclosure. At the same time, direct the local Veterinary Department to deploy anti-epidemic measures as prescribed.

Deputy Director Animal Husbandry Department Nguyen Thanh Son said that the level of service on the CGC's current three provinces not serious. However, at this time last year, the province does not have service. This year, getting only three provinces, the number of dead poultry, but not many have two human cases and 2 cases were fatal. The Health Ministry has not formally concluded yet watch out racial motivation of the H5N1 virus seems more powerful. Therefore, we are very worried because this may signal a new outbreak occurred on a large scale if we do not control the time and concurrently with the risk of new varieties.Should follow the recommendations of the Ministry of Health
Before his eyes the Son, to take samples and analyze the dynamics of the virus occurred in the area 3 provinces are other translated CGC see what it was last, with a death rate of poultry how to make ...
be more flexible measures in prevention services. Focus drastically suppresses outbreaks in three provinces and cities. Particularly in Soc Trang, should temporarily ban movement of poultry from infected areas until the end of service announcement, to prevent the spread of the western provinces. On the other hand, provide enough doses of vaccine to vaccinate; injection complement the Cuu Long River Delta provinces. Indeed, if the CGC to translate the movement spread to the number of two million chickens imported from the end of 2011 when the herd growth in the first quarter, you can II/2012 are affected.
The Market Management Bureau (Ministry of Trade and Industry) proposed and strictly handle cases of intentional violations when "selling" infected poultry.
Many people said that urgent situation as today, while Vietnam has taken to produce vaccines in immunization service of the Veterinary Department should look for other vaccine trials expeditiously especially with the new virus to mutate. Furthermore, the current in the provinces of Nghe An, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, Thai Nguyen and Ha Noi also phenomena dead poultry suspected flu. So the authorities should urgently take samples for testing. At the same time, needed to launch another round of cleaning, disinfection, sterilization will repel the danger.
According to an analysis of experts, the frequent changes of A/H5N1 influenza strains with high motivation to risk to humans is very high. Therefore, the Ministry of Health advised the public not to buy poultry transport of unknown origin and comply with cooked food, drink boiling, do not eat duck, not eating infected poultry or poultry disease death, particularly when symptoms of cough, fever related to poultry need right medical facility to check ...
Husbandry Department said that up to this point, from Quang Tri province to have 13 cattle dead cold with a total of 1445 children, including five provinces with over 100 children died. Compared to this time last year (more than 80,000 dead), the fewer number of years, showing livestock at the local and experienced election officials closely, Warm good for cattle. As predicted, only 1-2 mild cold spell again, the number of cattle died malaria will be less than the previous year.  http://www.thanhtra.com.vn/tabid/77/newsid/50382/temidclicked/34/seo/Tai-phat-dich-cum-gia-cam-noi-lo-bien-chung-moi-cua-vi-rut/Default.aspx

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