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Foot-and-mouth disease vaccines provided for Cambodian province

The southern province of Long An has provided Svay Rieng province of Cambodia with 1,000 litres of disinfectant and 10,000 doses of vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease in cattle, said an agricultural official.
Foot-and-mouth disease vaccines provided for Cambodian province ảnh 1Director of the Long An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Thanh Truyen (second, left) hands over vaccines and pesticides to Cambodia's Svay Rieng province. (Source:baolongan.vn)

Long An (VNA) – The southernprovince of Long An has provided Svay Rieng province of Cambodia with 1,000litres of disinfectant and 10,000 doses of vaccine against foot-and-mouthdisease in cattle, said an agricultural official.

Director of the provincial Department of Agricultureand Rural Development Nguyen Thanh Truyen said the aid is to help the Cambodianprovince combat the disease and put it under control once the disease isdetected in localities bordering Long An.

It is also expected to strengthen thesolidarity and traditional friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia in generaland between Long An and Svay Rieng provinces in particular, he added.

The two provinces will step up communicationson the prevention of dangerous diseases and timely update local people on newoutbreaks.

In addition to inspections along the sharedborder, Long An province has asked border localities to enhance monitoring,along with guidance for livestock breeders to prevent the spread of the disease.Strict punishment will be imposed on those who illegally transport animal andanimal products.

Last month, Long An authorities seizednearly 15 tonnes of pork without clear origin which were illegally brought intothe province from Cambodia./.


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