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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Lang Son steps up patrols against poultry smuggling


Lang Son steps up patrols against poultry smuggling
HA NOI - The border guard forces have increased patrols to catch smugglers bringing uncertified poultry from China to Viet Nam.
Patrols have been stepped up since July in the northern border province of Lang Son in a bid to curb outbreaks of bird flu, said chief of the Tan Thanh border post, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Pham Quoc Huy.
Six units are responsible for the patrols and work on curbing outbreaks, including the border guard, customs, police, market management forces and commune and town authorities.
Huy said that poultry smugglers prefer to transport small amounts of goods, as it's easier to avoid detection.
The districts of Van Lang, Cao Loc and Loc Binh are hot spots for smuggling, he said, with Loc Binh seeing greatest levels of smuggling thanks to its remote terrain.
"Therefore border guard forces in the district have to work around the clock," he said.
"Poultry and poultry products are often smuggled into the province by vans and motorbikes at night. It's hard for us to clamp down on this illegal trade."
Provincial authorities have also directed the agricultural sector, People's Committees of communes, towns, and especially People's Committees of border communes, to raise people's awareness of bird flu while implementing prevention measures against the disease.
According to provincial reports, forces in the province since July have caught over 30 smugglers and seized around 12,000 chickens and ducks, and over 500kg of pig organs http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/social-issues/230372/lang-son-steps-up-patrols-against-poultry-smuggling.html
Prevent the risk of spreading avian influenza virus new group 
 
Since July, the bird flu outbreak has appeared a new group of influenza A/H5N1 virus in the 2.3.2.1 branch (group C), highly virulent Quick and lethal, dead waterfowl.
Check the transport of live poultry. (Photo: Dinh Hue / VNA)
Branch of this virus is found in many localities north to Quang Ngai and tend to spread to the South. According to the Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), the virus can new entry into Vietnam. Currently there is no suitable vaccine for avian flu caused by this branch 2.3.2.1. Therefore, the risk of outbreak continues in the future is very high... 

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