Localities strengthened prevention of animal disease in coming months
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Le Minh Hoan has called on provincial and municipal people's committees to strengthen the prevention of animal diseases in the coming months.
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Agriculture and Rural Development Minister LeMinh Hoan has called on provincial and municipal people's committees tostrengthen the prevention of animal diseases in the coming months.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the risk ofanimal diseases in the last months of 2022 and early 2023 is very high.
Since the beginning of 2022, animal diseases have been controlled, creatingfavourable conditions for livestock development, ensuring food supply fordomestic consumption and boosting the export of animals and animal products.
However, according to local reports, several dangerous animal diseases wererising.
The ministry's Department of Animal Health reported 40 outbreaks of avianinfluenza A/H5N1, A/H5N6 and A/H5N8 in 21 provinces and cities. More than93,000 poultry have been culled.
More than 1,150 outbreaks of African swine fever were discovered across 51provinces and cities, and 53,000 pigs were destroyed.
As many as 240 outbreaks of dermatomyositis among buffaloes and cows have beendiscovered in 16 provinces. So far, 2,255 buffaloes and cows have beeninfected, and 442 culled.
There have also been six outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in sevenprovinces, with 518 infected cattle and 135 outbreaks of animal rabies, causing52 human deaths related to rabies.
Experts from the ministry have assessed that the above pathogens stillcirculate at a relatively high rate in many localities; meanwhile, demand fortransportation, slaughter and consumption of animals and animal products hasincreased sharply in late 2022.
The weather changes also have created good conditions for pathogens to spread.
In some localities, implementing animal disease prevention could have beenbetter, and vaccination against diseases was at a low rate.
Localities need to proactively monitor animal diseases for early detection andcomplete handling when new outbreaks are detected.
Authorities need to strictly handle those who attempt to conceal any disease,including those who transport animals suspected of being infected and illegallydump dead animals.
Veterinary departments must also strengthen the management and control of theslaughter of animals.
The Department of Animal Health has been assigned to set up expert teams to;monitor epidemics after vaccination; the application of information technologyand digital transformation in the prevention and control of animal diseases andguide enterprises to organise research, production and supply of vaccinesagainst animal diseases./.
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