The central province of Quang Ngai’s Steering Committee for cattle andpoultry disease prevention, together with the Veterinary Sub-department,culled 1,000 A/H5N6 infected birds on September 16.
The infected birds were traced back to a poultry farm in Tin An Dongcommune, Quang Ngai city. This is the fourth H5N6 bird flu virus case inthe province.
The 40-day old flock had been vaccinated, but dozens of them died suspiciously and tested positive for the virus.
In order to prevent an outbreak spread, local authorities promptlydestroyed the infected birds and sterilised the poultry farm to containthe virus. Furthermore, they informed residents not to consume infectedpoultry products.
According to the vice directorof the Quang Ngai’s veterinary station, Nguyen Duc Kieu, the stationhas called upon the 23 localities to conduct supplementary A/H5N6 birdflu virus vaccination on their unvaccinated birds.
To date, local authorities have implemented a number of measures toprevent the outbreak of the virus and prevent poultry-to humantransmission.-VNA
The infected birds were traced back to a poultry farm in Tin An Dongcommune, Quang Ngai city. This is the fourth H5N6 bird flu virus case inthe province.
The 40-day old flock had been vaccinated, but dozens of them died suspiciously and tested positive for the virus.
In order to prevent an outbreak spread, local authorities promptlydestroyed the infected birds and sterilised the poultry farm to containthe virus. Furthermore, they informed residents not to consume infectedpoultry products.
According to the vice directorof the Quang Ngai’s veterinary station, Nguyen Duc Kieu, the stationhas called upon the 23 localities to conduct supplementary A/H5N6 birdflu virus vaccination on their unvaccinated birds.
To date, local authorities have implemented a number of measures toprevent the outbreak of the virus and prevent poultry-to humantransmission.-VNA
