April 25, 2008

Vietnam imports pig vaccines from China on blue ear outbreak

Vietnamese officials recently announced that the country would import 100,000 doses of vaccine from China to fight the blue ear pig disease which has so far hit 10 provinces.

The vaccines are scheduled arrive in Vietnam on April 28, local newspaper Pioneer said on Thursday, quoting deputy director of the country's Central Veterinary Diagnosis Centre, To Long Thanh..

Blue ear pig disease symptoms include reproductive failure, pneumonia and increased susceptibility to secondary bacterial infection.