Inspectors stamp on chicken meat sold at (Photo: VNA)Lang Son (VNA) – Following quick s in the northern province of
Lang Son, negative results were recorded at the biggest market of Gieng Vuong
and – the nearest to the border with China.
According
to Chu Nguyen Thach, deputy head of the provincial Department for Animal Health, at each of the wholesale
markets, 30 random samples were taken from chickens on sale for avian influenza
A (H7N9) virus and results were announced after two hours.
With training from experts
of the United Nations Food
and Agriculture Association (FAO), the department’s vets
can conduct the test themselves.
The quick-testing kit is
set to be used in Lang Son for six weeks on various types of poultry.
In 2013, the A/H7N9 virus
was found in animals and people in China, according to the World Health
Organisation. This strain of avian influenza leaves infected people severely
ill.
Most of the cases of human
infection with the A/H7N9 virus came after recent exposure to live poultry or
potentially contaminated environments, especially markets where live birds were
sold. This virus does not appear to transmit easily from person to person.
The
A (H7N9) virus has to date not infected either poultry or people in Vietnam.
In the first three months
of the year, 487 incidences were reported in China, including 99 fatalities,
according to the Ministry of Health.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
