Vietnam-New avian influenza viruses are capable of causing death

 09.05.2012, 10:09 GMT +7
Report at the meeting of the National Steering avian flu and foot and mouth disease is 4/9, Hoang Van Nam, Acting Director of Veterinary Medicine, said the new H5N1 virus appeared, but still attached branches 2.3.2.1, but there are differences with the virus 2.3.2.1 (group A, B) to cause disease in Vietnam in 2011. This group of viruses capable of causing bird flu continues to spread in the future is very high.

According the Central Veterinary Diagnostic Center, the new virus appeared in July, August, spread rapidly and over a wide range from the north into Central. The new virus is relatively close to group A, but much higher virulence. Currently, the Center is preparing experiments to test the vaccine's protection with this branch...


..According to Nguyen Thanh Son, Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, the emergence of new viruses can branch comes from chicken cull China. "Chicken gonorrhea go to where the new virus appears there, virus attack on ducks and chickens," said Son.

At work two weeks ago, the Steering Committee has noted the emergence of the H5N1 virus group, similar to strains in China. Steering Committee and the Market Management Department (Ministry of Trade and Industry) suspect a link between illegal import of poultry with the spread of the new virus. Therefore, the Department has planned, organized reconnaissance routes for birds smuggled from the border, the recruiter, to the place of consumption.

Facing this reality, Deputy Agriculture Minister Diep Kinh Tan DLP requirements closely examine the same chicken smuggled from China, because of the possibility of spread of chickens is much larger compared to broilers. "New bird flu virus is spreading fast, highly lethal, this is what the Government is very worried," Deputy said...
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