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Avian Flu Reoccurs in Ca Mau Province
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Vo Quoc Viet, the spokesman of the People’s Committee of the Southern Province of Ca Mau, on September 25th, said an avian flu outbreak had been detected in Khanh Hai Commune, Tran Van Thoi district.
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Quang Ngai province: Avian flu recurs
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Over the past several days, the central province of Quang Ngai has reported the poultry epidemic spreading with samples tested positive for the H5N1 virus.
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The General public to participate in poultry vaccinations
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The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Bui Ba Bong has affirmed that the ministry and the Veterinary Department are discussing a new poultry and animal vaccination program which will not be subsidized by the state. By 2008, all localities and people will have to participate in the vaccination.
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Indonesia confirms 77th bird flu death
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A five-year-old Indonesian girl has died from the H5N1 virus, becoming the country's 77th recorded death from the bird flu virus, the Indonesian Health Ministry said on May 23.
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Workshop on Avian Influenza protective gear
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CPV: As part of the larger United States effort to assist the government of Vietnam in its fight against avian influenza, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will hold two-day training workshops on the use of Avian Influenza personal protective equipment (PPE) in Hanoi on April 12-13 and in Ho Chi Minh City on April 16-17.
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Raising of waterfowl to closely align with avian flu prevention
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Avian flu reoccurred nearly one month after it was under control in the Mekong River Delta. After that, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued a decision allowing the hatching and raising of waterfowl. Some people are afraid that this will cause trouble for avian flu prevention. However, MARD Deputy Minister Bui Ba Bong affirmed that the decision was made based in a specific basis.
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Bird flu hits two farms in Ha Noi
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Bird flu has struck two chicken farms in Ha Noi's suburbs, increasing to three the number of affected northern localities, an animal health department said on Mar. 7.
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Bird flu hits one more northern province
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Bird flu has struck northern Ha Tay province, killing 550 chickens at a farm in Thach That district, said a veterinary official at a meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Bird Flu Prevention and Control on Mar. 6.
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Binh Duong province: Avian flu under control
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In 2006, the southern province of Binh Duong vaccinated over 1.8 million poultry, accounting for 90% of the total. Authorized agencies have instructed people on an increase in environmental sanitation in breeding grounds.
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MARD to more strictly inspect scale, development of newly-hatched waterfowl
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“The permission for the hatching and raising of waterfowl will force us to check the scale and development speed of it. Incubating houses and breeding grounds will have to be surrounded by walls, and not allowed to be situated in within the city, and isolated from residential areas, schools and offices,” said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong when the raising of poultry is allowed again on March 1.
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Raising of waterfowl allowed again by March
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CPV: The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has allowed the raising of waterfowl from March. However, breeders will have to register with the communal people’s committees to make sure that the waterfowl have been vaccinated.
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Avian flu cools down
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The Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on January 4 said that avian flu had been under control.
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