Pig epidemic grips central Vietnam, locals can?t win on their own

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</TD><TD align=left width=5></TD></TR><TR><TD class=cap align=left colSpan=2></TD><TD align=left width=5></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Local authorities in a central province are crying for help as a rampant disease has wiped out 20,000 pigs in under two weeks. </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>

The pigs have reportedly perished due to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), also known as blue ear disease, which broke out in Quang Nam province early this month.
At a meeting Sunday with the provincial administration, Health Minister Cao Duc Phat called for the mobilization of all available resources to curb the outbreak.
He instructed agencies concerned to keep a close eye on epidemic-prone areas and carry out inoculation campaigns.
He stressed the importance of preventing the disease from spreading to other provinces.
Some 250,000 doses of Blue ear vaccine would be earmarked for Quang Nam this week, said Bui Quang Anh, head of the ministry?s Animal Health Department.
Sterilization equipment would also be beefed up, he added.
Nguyen Thanh Quang, head of Quang Nam?s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, admitted the province was in desperate need of around VND10 billion (US$62,500) to help affected breeders who have lost their pigs to the epidemic.
Quang also admitted that monitoring the illicit slaughter and transport of infected pigs would be difficult due to the lack of personnel.
Insufficient financial aid for a mass cull of infected pigs was also another hurdle, he said, pointing out that breeders in need of cash would sell their pigs with or without the disease.
To date, Blue ear has gripped eight districts in Quang Nam and has killed up to 4,000 pigs per day.
The disease is caused by the virus Lelstad, which infects all types of pigs, irrespective of health, breeding methods or size.:tiphat: http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=30024​

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Health squads to battle swine epidemic<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left height=35>swine epidemic

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</TD><TD align=left width=5></TD></TR><TR><TD class=cap align=left colSpan=2>Dead pigs at a farm in Quang Nam province</TD><TD align=left width=5></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>A central province has established 18 task forces to curb a disease that has killed over 20,000 pigs in the past two weeks. </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Around 40 areas in Quang Nam province?s six districts have fallen prey to the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), also known as blue ear disease, since it broke out early this month.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The special teams will monitor the slaughter and transport of pigs in the province.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]In a dispatch issued Tuesday, the provincial People?s Committee instructed local agencies to carry out a mass cull of infected pigs in epidemic zones.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The committee also announced that breeders who lost their pigs to the epidemic would receive VND10,000 (US$0,62) per kilogram in government compensation.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]At a meeting last week with the provincial administration, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat called for the mobilization of all available resources to stop the outbreak, stressing that the disease must not spread to other provinces.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Nguyen Thanh Quang, head of the provincial agriculture department said the province needed around VND10 billion (US$62,500) to support affected breeders.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]PRRS is caused by the Lelystad virus, which infects all types of pigs, irrespective of health, breeding methods or size.:tiphat: http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=30099[/FONT]
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=ds vAlign=top width=435 height=0>Last Updated: <!--2007-08-09 21:05:39 todaysDate = Date(07, 08, 09, 21, 05, 39); --><SCRIPT language=JavaScript> dayarray = new Array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday","Saturday"); montharray = new Array("January", "February", "March", "April","May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"); todaysDate = new Date("August 09, 2007 21:05:39"); document.write(dayarray[todaysDate.getDay()] + ", " + montharray[todaysDate.getMonth()] + " " + todaysDate.getDate() + ", "); //if (todaysDate.getYear() < 1000){ //document.write(todaysDate.getYear() + 2000); //} else { document.write(todaysDate.getFullYear()); //} document.write(" 21:05:39 Vietnam (GMT+07)"); </SCRIPT>Thursday, August 9, 2007 21:05:39 Vietnam (GMT+07) </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top><!--This begin of the news --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" colSpan=2><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="50%" height=30>javascript:openwindowopt('http://ww...ties/email.php?catid=8&newsid=30843',400,460)</TD><TD width="50%">http://www.thanhniennews.com/print.php?catid=8&newsid=30843</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left height=35>Pig disease still grips central Vietnam
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</TD><TD align=left width=5></TD></TR><TR><TD class=cap align=left colSpan=2></TD><TD align=left width=5></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The blue ear disease shows no sign of letting up in central Quang Ngai province while neighboring Quang Nam says it has nearly contained the porcine disease. </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>

Another 43 pigs in Quang Ngai?s Nghia Ha commune contracted blue ear disease, Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, the provincial Animal Health Bureau reported Thursday.
So far, 12 communes and towns in the province have been hit by the epidemic with around 695 pigs infected, the bureau said.
Vice bureau chief Truong Dinh Toan told Thanh Nien he feared that the province?s epidemic may grow even larger.
Despite Quang Ngai?s woes, neighboring Quang Nam province announced Thursday that it had nearly contained the spread of the disease.
The local health watchdog slaughtered 189 infected pigs in 10 communes and towns on Thursday. Around 511,600 doses of vaccines were also administered to herds of pigs in epidemic-free areas in the province.
The provincial administration confirmed it would summarily cull pigs suspected to have blue ear disease without waiting for test results.
Quang Nam has yet to lift the ban on the transport and trade of pigs and pork in the province.
So far the epidemic has hit four central provinces and cities ? Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Danang, and Thua Thien Hue ? which have altogether lost over 32,000 pigs.
In the southern region, Long An was the first province to be affected by PRRS last week.
PRRS in pigs is caused by the Lelstad virus which causes ears to turn blue, appetite loss, high fever, miscarriage, premature delivery, coughing, respiratory problems, and death in extreme cases.:tiphat: ​

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<TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thanh vAlign=top align=left>Uncertified Pork Sold in Street Markets</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tintop_text vAlign=top align=left>Recently, the Thu Duc Animal Controlling Station entered cooperation with mobile police to seize hundreds of kilos of uncertified pork and pigs from Dong Nai Province. Most of the province?s street markets continue to sell these products despite a recent outbreak of Blue Ear Disease in the region.

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</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Image>Unsafe pork is sold at a street market</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>​

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son, Deputy Chairman of Binh Hung Hoa A Ward, said that because of a shortage in the veterinary force, there have been large instances of uncertified pork sold at low prices in small markets, popular among poorer citizens and laborers. Sellers display healthy products in their stalls and sell unsafe products for illegal consumption, causing difficulties in curbing the activity.

Mr. Nguyen Van Kia, Chief of District 12?s Animal Controlling Station, insisted that illegal slaughters persist at night and that the perpetrators have readily turned their tools toward inspectors rather than suffer penalties.

Unfortunately, many farmers continue raising pigs coming from provinces affected by Blue Ear.

According to PhD Nguyen Xuan Binh, Deputy Director of the Animal Health Center of Section 6, the continued husbandry of pigs in affected areas is the main reason Blue Ear persists in Long An.

To protect their health, consumers are warned against buying uncertified pork in markets.:tiphat:

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