Bird flu has recently been spreading widely to many localities in central Quang Ngai province, with more than 27,000 birds culled.
On August 22, veterinarians and authorities in Tu Nghia district culled 2,000 ducks at a farm in Nghia Thang commune after blood samples show that the ducks tested positive for the H5N1 virus.
There have been nine outbreaks of bird flu in Tu Nghia and Nghia Hanh districts since early August. More than 27,600 birds have died or been killed, most of which had not been vaccinated. Unfavourable weather has also been a factor in the large scale spread of the disease.
Nguyen Van Thuan, Deputy Head of the provincial Veterinary Department, said it has been working with local authorities to implement strict measures to prevent the disease spreading further by banning trading and transporting poultry in affected localities.
Quang Ngai proposed that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and its Department of Animal Health provide two million more doses of vaccine and 20,000 litres of disinfectant to sterilize poultry pens and stamp out the disease
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