Phu Yen declares end to A/H5N6 outbreak

 

(VNA) – The central
province of Phu Yen recorded no new outbreak of in the
locality over the past three weeks, said Nguyen Van Lam, vice head of the
provincial sub-department of animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, on
November 21.

An outbreak of the influenza, also known as bird
flu, was discovered at two owned by local residents of Dong Binh
village, Phu Hoa district on October 27. As many as 2,900 poultry were
culled. 

The A/H5N6 was a very strong virus and
transmittable to humans.

Upon detecting the outbreak in the province, the
provincial sub-department has worked to apply preventive measures. As a result,
all poultry in the affected Hoa An commune and neighbouring communes of Hoa An,
Hoa Tri, and Hoa Thang in Phu Hoa district; Hoa Binh in Tay Hoa district; Hoa
Thanh in Dong Hoa district; and Binh Ngoc in Tuy Hoa city, were vaccinated.

In addition, 5,000 litres of disinfectant were
sent to the localities.

As no new outbreak was reported after 21 days,
the trading, slaughtering and transporting of poultry in the province will
resume.

However, local farmers are advised to stay
vigilant and keep a close watch on the growth of their poultry and promptly
report any animal deaths to authorised agencies. The fowls are also required to
receive full vaccinations.

Phu Yen is one of the localities with the
largest number of poultry in Vietnam’s central region, totalling around 3.6
million. –VNA