As many as 34,774 ASF infected pigs were culled (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh
Dung has signed a decision to form a national steering committee on the prevention
and control of African Swine Fever (ASF), which is headed by the Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development.
The committee is tasked with supporting the Government to
direct and regulate the coordination among ministries, ministry-level agencies
and relevant units in preventing and fighting ASF across the nation.
It will help the Prime Minister to connect with ministries,
Government and Party agencies, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the community
to mobilise resources for the implementation of urgent plans to prevent and
combat the epidemic, while supervising the realisation of the plans.
Members of the committee, including representatives from
various ministries, media agencies, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central
Committee, and a number of organisations, will bear responsibilities for their
tasks before the law and head of the committee.
According to the , from February
1 to March 18, ASF was reported in 294 communes, 62 districts of 19 cities and
provinces. As many as 34,774 infected pigs were culled.
ASF is a dangerous and fatal disease on pigs. Currently, no vaccine or medicine
has been found against the disease. It does not affect human’s health.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
