The Prime Minister orders measures to deal with epizootics

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered the concerted, drastic and effective implementation of solutions to prevent and control livestock and poultry diseases as the risk of spread continues.

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In his dispatch sent to the leaders of cities and provinces under central jurisdiction and ministries on June 16, the Prime Minister asked the chairmen of the provincial People’s Committees to lead and mobilize equal resources to comprehensively manage the epidemic outbreaks and prevent the spread of the epidemic. appearance of news; slaughter infected or suspected animals; proactively implement measures and policies to support affected farmers; and promptly detect, prevent and address cases of trade and transport of sick animals and the dumping of dead animals that spread disease and pollute the environment.

It is essential to carry out vaccination of livestock against diseases, ensuring that at least more than 80% of the total available livestock are vaccinated as quickly as possible, he stressed, calling for rapid implementation and effective vaccination against avian flu, rabies, African swine fever, foot and mouth disease and others.

The head of government stressed the need to intensify communication work to raise awareness and make farmers responsible for the risks of epidemics and prevention and control measures.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was to coordinate with other ministries, sectors and localities to focus on promoting and inspecting disease prevention and control in localities; and closely monitor the epidemic situation to ensure early detection and warning as well as careful management of epidemics.

The Ministry of Health should provide professional and technical guidance, strengthen inspection and supervision of the prevention and control of diseases transmitted between animals and humans while the Ministry of Industry and Commerce should strengthen management of the market, proactively and strictly detect and deal with cases of transport and trade in animals and products of unknown origin on the market.

According to statistics, between January and June, African swine fever was reported in 410 communes in 40 cities and provinces, with 17,400 animals slaughtered, up 53.74% year-on-year, while foot-and-mouth disease was observed in 44 municipalities in 13 cities and provinces, rabies in 34 cities and provinces, papular dermatitis in more than 60 municipalities in nine provinces and avian influenza A/H5N1 in seven provinces. Notably, one person died following infection with the avian influenza A/H5N1 virus and another with the avian influenza A/H9N2 virus.

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