Tien Giang declares H5N1 bird flu epidemic

November 08, 2013 | 08:40

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The southern Tien Giang Province People’s Committee on Wednesday declared an epidemic of the H5N1 avian flu in two communes, where the disease spread widely with most of the 557 affected ducks having died.

The declaration was issued by deputy chairwoman of the Committee, Tran Thi Kim Mai, who asked the local Veterinary Sub-Department and other concerned agencies to take measures to control and drive back the epidemic in accordance with the Ordinance on Veterinary.

All concerned agencies are required to tighten control over poultry-related activities and absolutely ban transporting of poultry into or out of epidemic areas, the authorities said.

According to a report of the Sub-Department of Veterinary, the epidemic broke out from October 31 to November 4 at four households that raise a total of over 900 ducks in Tan Phu and Tan Thoi communes in Tan Phu Dong District.

All the above ducks have been destroyed in conformity with current regulations.

In related news, a herd of ducks in Tan Hung Commune, Dong Phu District, southern Binh Phuoc province have been infected with the deadly flu virus, said the local Sub-department of Veterinary.

All the 300 ducks of the herd have been destroyed according to prevailing regulations, the sub-department said, adding that this is the first outbreak of the disease in the province this year.

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