Spraying chemicals at avian flu outbreaks (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister has asked for
higher vigilance on the spread of , which is reportedly
breaking out in neighbouring China.
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, in
the first three months of this year, had recorded 533 people infected
with A/H7N9 and more than 2,000 virological samples from chickens, pigeons and ducks
tested positive to the virus.
Therefore, Vietnam faces a high risk of the disease through
the trade of smuggled poultry and poultry products with unclear origins.
To prevent the virus from entering Vietnam, the Prime
Minister requested ministries and localities to ban all types of trading and
slaughtering poultry and products across the border between the two
countries.
Monitoring activities should be expanded at border gates and
paths along the borderlines on people from A/H7N9 outbreaks as well as at
slaughterhouses and markets.
Exercises to respond to the avian flu disease once it occurs
should be held to have effective preventive measures.
It is also necessary to collect samples from the environment
and poultry in order to early detect A/H7N9 and other viruses which have yet to
be recorded in Vietnam.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
