According to the Binh Son District Agricultural Service Center, the rash started from January 10, 2023 in Binh Trung and Binh Chuong communes with an initial number of 23 infected cows. So far, the disease has spread to 11 other communities, with 112 cows from 103 households showing symptoms. Of these, 11 have died, 14 have recovered and the rest are still receiving treatment.

Mr. Huynh Van Lam’s family (resident in Xuan Yen Dong Village, Binh Hiep Township, Binh Son District) has 4 cows with 3 children suffering from skin rash. Mr Lam said his entire herd of cows had previously been vaccinated with the vaccine, but so far the cows are still infected.

“After discovering this, I informed the community veterinarian to check, treat, follow instructions and clean the cows twice a day. At the same time, I also spread lime powder to disinfect, disinfect and prevent the disease from spreading to the surrounding families’ cows. However, so far 1 animal in the herd has died, only 1 animal has only slightly reduced symptoms,” Mr Lam said.

In addition to Lumpy Skin Hospital, there are many other cows with foot-and-mouth disease in Binh Son district. These two diseases occur simultaneously, causing farmers here to stand still.

Ms. Vo Thi Ngoc Ha’s family (resident in Xuan Yen Tay Village, Binh Hiep Township, Binh Son District) has 8 cows, 7 of them have foot-and-mouth disease, the other has a rash with severe symptoms.

“Our people also have experience in treating foot-and-mouth disease, which has been around for many years. And the inflammatory skin disease does not know how to treat it. I have used both veterinary medicine and men’s medicine, but the effect is not high. For our people, the cow is a great asset, and when I see the whole herd getting sick like that, I often stay in front of the barn every day for treatment,” Ms. Ha shared.

According to Ms. Ha, her cows have been sick for more than 1.5 months, and the cost of medicines is nearly 8 million. Now her family only hopes that the responsible authorities will support vaccines and effective medicines so that people are not harmed and further spread is prevented.

The District Agricultural Service Center said that foot-and-mouth disease had emerged in 3 townships including Binh Chanh, Binh Phuoc and Binh Hiep, with 38 cows infected. For this disease, the number of vaccinated cows has not been large since the beginning of the year, together with the rainy weather and high humidity, so it is likely that there is a risk of further spread in the near future.

Mr Ngo Van Thanh, deputy director of the Binh Son District Agricultural Service Center, said that after this unit detected the disease in the local herd of cows, it took the initiative and coordinated with the communities’ people’s committees to inspect the outbreak , Provision of vaccines and chemicals for vaccination, encirclement and disinfection of the environment in epidemic areas. At the same time, guide people to be careful and prevent the spread of disease.

The center has provided 250 liters of Rebencid chemical, 1,900 doses of rash vaccine and 5,100 doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine from provincial allocations to municipalities and cities for vaccination, disinfection and sterilization of livestock sheds. Provide 12,200 doses of dermatitis vaccine from the county budget, township budget and socialization for townships and cities to carry out vaccination.

“At present, the center has asked the Quang Ngai Provincial Sub-Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine to conduct the inspection and supervision of livestock, collection, trade, transportation, slaughter and trade operations, livestock and poultry products in the region without delay to identify and strengthen response to outbreaks and cases of disease prevention and control violations. At the same time, the provincial people’s committee is recommended to change the wage unit price to support people who vaccinate directly. Because the unit price of vaccination is too low compared to reality and does not attract people to participate in vaccination; early financial support for breeders whose cattle are being culled; Studying and promulgating a mechanism and assigning means to deal with a number of common incidents that occur during the vaccination process such as: