Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Actively A/H5N1 flu

Actively A/H5N1 fluWednesday, 02.08.2012, 02:44 (GMT +7)
Afternoon 7-2, at Steering Committee meetings prevention of dangerous diseases and emerging, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said: After 20 months, A/H5N1 flu has returned to our country. So, next time Vietnam has a risk of additional cases of influenza caused by husbandry practices of the people, slaughtering practices, use of poultry, especially duck use. However, people should not be confused, worried by the Ministry of Health has made positive measures and timely prevention in local areas have A/H5N1 flu appear in humans.
In 2012, the health sector focus A/H5N1 flu prevention. It is caused by A/H5N1 flu in poultry and humans in 2011 to now, the world and in Vietnam continues to be recognized so the risk of epidemic spread in poultry and infected people are very high.In particular, the phenomenon of A/H5N1 flu virus circulating in waterfowl flocks in some form of healthy people carry the infection makes it difficult to monitor and treat early influenza outbreak in poultry. In addition, habitual use of poultry products and frequent changes of the influenza A/H5N1 virus strains so the potential risk of transmission from poultry to humans as well as the risk of transmission from person to person very high and the poultry mixed with other animals such as pigs create opportunities for the virus could exchange genes and mutations create new strains.
....On 7-2, Quach Van West, The Director of the Veterinary Department of Soc Trang province, said the time has now discovered thousands of birds die in 4 local series include: communal Join London, Ngoc Dong (Xuyen district) Phu My (My Tu district) and Thanh Tan (Thanh Tri district - Soc Trang). Veterinary Soc Trang province has taken 90 samples of poultry sent to the Regional Animal Health in Can Tho to seven tests. As a result, there were two samples in poultry in Thanh Tan Commune, Thanh Tri district and Ngoc Dong Xuyen positive for H5N1 virus.Veterinary Department of Soc Trang province also directed the veterinary stations in localities associated with the management of the markets, people's committees of communes, wards and townships strengthen monitoring business situation of cattle, poultry, poultry products in the area ... sure have been quarantined. Strictly handle business cases transport of poultry, poultry products not quarantined animal health, determined not to happen the illegal slaughter of poultry in the area ...


http://www.sggp.org.vn/ytesuckhoe/2012/2/280510/

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