December 3, 2010

Vietnam provinces hit by poultry and cattle diseases

Bird flu and blue-ear pig disease has spread to many provinces in Vietnam, such as the Nam Dinh province, where the latest outbreak of bird flu occurred at a farm in Yen My commune, Y Yen district.

From November 26-29, more than 150 ducks died. The local authorities had to cull over 1,000 sick ducks in the province, and disinfected the environment around the infected area.

The province has launched an information campaign to help locals prevent and control the spread of bird flu.

The Quang Tri Department of Animal Health confirmed that blue-ear pig disease had hit Trieu Phong, Cam Lo, and Dakrong districts in the province with more than 150 buffaloes and pigs being infected.

Quang Tri has set up many checkpoints to control the illegal transportation of cattle.