A/H5N1 avian flu spotted in Bac Ninh
The A/H5N1 avian influenza has been detected at fowl farms of some households in Hoa Long Commune, the northern province of Bac Ninh. The information was revealed by Nguyen Nhan Lung, Head of the provincial Department of Animal Health on March 10. The province has promptly taken measures to hinder the spread of the disease.
The provincial People's Committee has suspended sales, transports and slaughtering of fowls at the disease-affected communes while promoting updating disease situation to help locals proactively take preventive measures against the avian flu.
The People's Committee of Bac Ninh city has announced an A/H5N1 avian flu outbreak in Huu Chap hamlet, Hoa Long commune since March 6, 2017. The area with possibility of disease spread includes the communes of Viem Xa, Dau Han and Xuan Ai while the buffer zone consists of Van An, Kinh Bac and Vu Ninh communes.
The city has directed authorised agencies to check up entire fowls in Hoa Long commune and vaccinate ones that have yet to be vaccinated. The agencies have been asked to disinfect households and communes where the disease was found while intensifying monitoring animals' health at livestock farms for timely reaction.
Previously, on March 6, as many as 6,100 sick and dead fowls were spotted at farms of locals in Huy Chap hamlet, Hoa Long commune. The samples were tested to be positive to the A/H5N1 avian flu virus. The virus-infected fowls were culled on March 7.
Da Nang city on alert for H7N9 outbreaks
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Vaccinating fowls - Illustrative photos (Photo: VNA) |
Central Da Nang city has launched a series of preventive measures to prevent the outbreaks of H7N9 avian influenza in the city.
Health authority of the province has intensified entry screenings of travellers, vehicles and commodities through Da Nang International Airport and Tien Sa Seaport to detect any suspects of having the dangerous influenza's symptoms.
The municipal Health Department has requested the International Quarantine Centre of Da Nang to keep a close watch on the passengers, particularly those travelling from disease-affected areas.
The city's preventive medicine centre, hospitals and district-level medical stations have been ordered to actively coordinate with relevant agencies in the epidemic prevention.
According to Doctor Pham Truc Lam, Director of the International Quarantine Centre of Da Nang, more than half of international flights from disease-affected areas are from China, raising the risk of the virus entering Vietnam.
The centre has also allocated staff to conduct screenings round the clock at border gates and prepared all necessary facilities for any emergencies.
Two mobile teams of health workers have been set up by the municipal preventive medicine centre while each district-level medical station sets up one to help control the situation.
The centre provided local people with guides on how to stay hygienic and not use poultry products with unclear origin. It also advised people with suspected influenza symptoms to visit medical clinics immediately.