Ha Noi (VNA) – A new outbreak of bird flu have been reported in the southern Tra Vinh province, bringing the number of avian influenza affected provinces to six, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Authorities in Tra Vinh said on Jan. 12 that the H5N1 virus was found on ducks bred in Ngoc Ho hamlet, Tam Ngai commune, Cau Ke district, while as many as 800 ducks were dead.
Five other provinces reported with avian influenza cases so far are Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Hau Giang, Vinh Long and Kien Giang.
The ministry’s Veterinary Department, meanwhile, said no new bird flu cases had been discovered in Luong The Tran commune and Dam Doi town of Cau Mau province during the last 20 days, while as many as 24 communes and districts of Ca Mau and Bac Lieu found no new outbreaks in the last ten days.
In order to prevent the reoccurrence of avian influenza, localities all launched vaccination campaigns and nearly two million poultry heads were vaccinated as of Jan. 12.
In addition, the government and the MARD also sent inspection teams to provinces and cities nationwide to reinforce measures to prevent bird flu from returning.-Enditen
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