(Reuters) - Influenza A/H5N1 from Cambodia has spilled over the border threatened outbreak in the southern provinces. Before this situation, the city asked the departments to enhance disease prevention, strictly handle violations.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in January 2013 in Cambodia found 5 cases of A/H5N1 flu, including four who died. And the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations warned of bird flu outbreak are still at risk in the world if no control measures to strengthen animal disease risk.
Bird flu in Cambodia has overflowed into Vietnam. According to the veterinary VI, at the border between the provinces of Tay Ninh with your country found two outbreaks in Tien Thuan and Binh Minh Ben Cau district.The risk of spread, outbreaks in the southern provinces are at particularly high levels in the provinces bordering Cambodia as Tay Ninh, Binh Phuoc, Long An.
Bird flu spreads in southern provinces, combined with the sale of illegal slaughter occurs widespread throughout the coastal districts increases the risk of disease outbreaks and food safety, severely affected to the epidemiological situation of livestock and public health in HCM City.
Before this situation, the city People's Committee has sent urgent request, the needs of departments and district People's Committees to strengthen the prevention of disease in livestock and poultry. Accordingly, the city People's Committee asked the relevant departments the situation closely livestock management, trade, slaughter cattle and poultry in order to detect early outbreaks, timely treatment to avoid the spread on a large scale ; thoroughly handling the transportation of infected poultry trade, of unknown origin in contravention of regulations.
City People's Committee urged people not breeding, slaughtering, trading and use of animal products, poultry of unknown origin, does not guarantee the provisions on animal health and food safety in the city. Upon detecting this trade in poultry of unknown origin or dead poultry diseases poultry should immediately notify the local government to handle the finish.
Besides the city require the health sector to strengthen the propaganda against influenza A in humans, adequate preparation facilities, equipment and medicine for the prevention of avian influenza in cities and provinces. http://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/tphcm-khan-cap-phong-chong-cum-ah5n1-698778.htm
