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VietNamNet Bridge ? Vietnam has done well to control bird flu, affirmed Head of the Veterinary Department Bui Quang Anh at a national conference on avian influenza and animal disease prevention, in Hanoi on Sept. 11.
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To date, livestock farms, poultry and waterfowl breeding centres at localities throughout the country have worked hard to prevent the reoccurrence of the disease, according to Anh. Recently only small-scale outbreaks have occurred, he added.
However, Anh warned that the risk of bird flu epidemic reoccurrences remain high during the last months of the year, as winter sets in.
In order to prevent the epidemic from re-emerging, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat urged localities to speed up preventive measures, particularly by ratcheting up poultry vaccinations.
He also asked local agriculture and rural development departments to build plans to prevent the disease, speed up supervision procedures, draw up management plans for poultry farming and slaughtering and beef up public awareness initiatives.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has hooked up with authorities at localities to supervise breeding centres, poultry flocks across the nation and prevent the illegal trading of poultry and poultry products through borders.
International organisations and donors have also been at the forefront of the efforts by providing more than 1.8 million USD from the Japanese Mandating Fund, 2 million USD from the US Development Assistance Agency and 325,000 USD from the Irish government.
To date, only three provinces in Vietnam are still affected by bird flu, namely central Dong Thap and Tra Vinh provinces and northern Thai Nguyen province, reported the MARD.
Currently, 63 out of 64 provinces and cities nationwide are carrying additional vaccination for poultry flocks against the disease, bringing the total number of vaccinated domestic fowls to more than 164 million.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2007/09/739923/
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To date, livestock farms, poultry and waterfowl breeding centres at localities throughout the country have worked hard to prevent the reoccurrence of the disease, according to Anh. Recently only small-scale outbreaks have occurred, he added.
However, Anh warned that the risk of bird flu epidemic reoccurrences remain high during the last months of the year, as winter sets in.
In order to prevent the epidemic from re-emerging, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat urged localities to speed up preventive measures, particularly by ratcheting up poultry vaccinations.
He also asked local agriculture and rural development departments to build plans to prevent the disease, speed up supervision procedures, draw up management plans for poultry farming and slaughtering and beef up public awareness initiatives.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has hooked up with authorities at localities to supervise breeding centres, poultry flocks across the nation and prevent the illegal trading of poultry and poultry products through borders.
International organisations and donors have also been at the forefront of the efforts by providing more than 1.8 million USD from the Japanese Mandating Fund, 2 million USD from the US Development Assistance Agency and 325,000 USD from the Irish government.
To date, only three provinces in Vietnam are still affected by bird flu, namely central Dong Thap and Tra Vinh provinces and northern Thai Nguyen province, reported the MARD.
Currently, 63 out of 64 provinces and cities nationwide are carrying additional vaccination for poultry flocks against the disease, bringing the total number of vaccinated domestic fowls to more than 164 million.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2007/09/739923/