Localities asked to brace for potential avian flu during Tet
Localities nationwide should actively brace themselves for a possible avian flu outbreak before and after the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, said an official.
According to the department, the country recorded five A/H5N6 virus hotbeds in Quang Ngai, Kon Tum, Tuyen Quang and Lang Son provinces as of January 27, with 3,544 heads of cattle affected and 6,720 culled.
Spraying sterilisers in a farm |
In a separate issue, there are 27 hotbeds of cattle foot-and-mouth disease in the northern provinces of Lang Son, Son La, Cao Bang and Bac Kan, the central province of Ha Tinh and the Central Highland province of Dak Lak.
They were also requested to raise public awareness of cattle raising and trading in line with regulations, as well as food safety and hygiene practices.