A/H5N1 avian flu has spread to at least four districts in central Quang
Ngai Province over the past two weeks, with nearly 43,000 affected ducks having
died or been culled, prompting authorities to vaccinate all flocks of poultry
in the province.
Yesterday, deputy head of the
provincial Veterinary Sub-department Nguyen Van Thuan said the latest outbreak
of the disease was recorded in Tinh Ha Commune, Son Tinh District, with ducks
dying en masse.
Besides Son Tinh, three other
districts Nghia Hanh, Tu Nghia and Binh Son, have also suffered from the avian
flu with 22 areas affected, authorities reported.
The agency has sent 75 samples of
the dead poultry to Da Nang for testing since August 13, and results have shown
that all the samples were infected with the deadly A/H5N1 virus, Thuan said.
“The avian flu is spreading
rapidly and no signs show it can be halted,” he said.
The Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development has granted 1 million doses of vaccines against A/H5N1 virus
to Quang Ngai to vaccinate every flock of poultry in Quang Ngai city and six
districts of the province.
Provincial veterinary officers
are coordinating with authorities to tighten control over poultry slaughtering,
transportation and trade to detect affected animals.
They also sprayed antiseptics in
affected areas and those vulnerable to the disease to constrain the spread of
the epidemic.
For fear that the disease could
spread to Quang Ngai’s neighboring localities, the Quang Nam veterinary
sub-department has set up a hot line at mobile phone number 0903548515 to
receive information about the epidemic’s development.
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