On November 8, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan released a document calling on units and municipalities to coordinate animal disease prevention and control in the final months of 2022 and the beginning of the year to reinforce. 2033…

The document said that since the beginning of 2022 to date, animal diseases have been essentially well controlled, favorable conditions for animal husbandry have been created, food supplies for domestic consumption have been secured, and exports have been boosted.

However, according to local reports, a number of dangerous animal diseases are increasing, in particular, there are 40 outbreaks of A/H5N1, A/H5N6 and A/H5N8 bird flu in Vietnam, 21 provinces and cities, forced destruction of more than 93,000 poultry; Over 1,150 outbreaks of African swine fever in 51 provinces and cities, forcing the culling of over 53,000 pigs; Over 240 outbreaks of dermatomyositis in buffalo and cows in 16 provinces with 2,255 infected buffalo and cows, 442 dead and destroyed…

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the risk of disease is very high in the last months of 2022 and early 2023 due to the sharp increase in demand for transport, slaughter and consumption of animals and animal products.

Add to this unfavorable weather changes that create conditions in which pathogens can develop, spread and cause diseases, in some places there are subjective and negligent situations, many difficulties in the implementation of prevention and control of epidemics, in particular, the organization of vaccination against diseases has hit a rock bottom rating.

In order to actively prevent and effectively prevent dangerous diseases in livestock herds, minimize economic losses, secure food supplies and reduce the risk of public health deterioration, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has called on the people’s committees of provincial and centrally-run cities to To issue instructions to departments, branches and agencies at all levels to strengthen the implementation of animal disease prevention and control measures.

The head of the Ministry of Agriculture also suggested that communities should allocate resources for screening and vaccination against diseases, especially dangerous diseases in livestock (such as bird flu, foot-and-mouth disease), toenail fungus, blue ear, skin rash. ..) in those places where there is an epidemic, there is an epidemic, there is a high risk, which ensures a rate of over 80% of the entire flock at the time of vaccination; Organize vaccination against African swine fever…

Strict treatment of cases where disease goes unreported, sold, transported, infected or suspected animals are slaughtered and dead animal carcasses are disposed of into the environment, resulting in widespread disease. strengthening quarantine management, transport control, control of slaughter of animals and animal products; Ensuring veterinary management and control at farms and slaughterhouses; organize to prevent and strictly deal with cases of illegal transport of animals and animal products in and out of Vietnam.