Dien Chau destroyed 1,845 chickens infected with A/H5N6 flu virus

(Baonghean.vn) - On the evening of November 28, Dien Chau District Veterinary Station coordinated with Dien Hong Commune Government to destroy 1,845 chickens infected with A/H5N6 influenza virus.

The outbreak occurred at the farm of Mr. Nguyen Van Que, Xuan Dinh hamlet, Dien Hong commune, Dien Chau district. According to the owner, on November 26, 78 chickens were found to be lethargic, had poor appetite, had crooked necks, had difficulty breathing, had greenish-white feces, and had their heads drooping to the floor of the coop before dying.

On November 27, upon receiving the news, Dien Chau Veterinary Station together with Dien Hong Commune People's Committee deployed epidemic prevention measures such as: Announcing on the commune radio station about the epidemic situation, the danger level of avian influenza and instructing people on disease prevention measures. At the same time, Mr. Que's family was required not to slaughter, not to sell, not to throw away dead chickens indiscriminately, to isolate sick poultry, and to clean and disinfect the barns according to the instructions of the Veterinary Station.

1,845 chickens infected with A/H5N6 flu virus were transported to be destroyed.

Test results at 4 p.m. on November 28 by the Veterinary Department of Region III showed that Mr. Nguyen Van Que's poultry tested positive for the A/H5N6 flu virus.

Immediately after that, Dien Chau Veterinary Station coordinated with Dien Hong Commune Government to destroy all chickens of Mr. Que's farm, with a total of 1,845 chickens.

Authorities organized spraying and disinfecting barns with Benkocid chemicals.

It is alarming that Mr. Nguyen Van Que's chicken farm did not vaccinate against A/H5N6 flu. Currently, the authorities of Dien Chau district continue to take measures such as counting the total poultry flock, spraying disinfectants, strictly managing the purchase and sale of poultry in markets, not transporting them out of Dien Hong commune in any form, organizing vaccination of the entire poultry flock... to prevent A/H5N6 flu from spreading widely, causing economic damage and affecting people's health./.

Huy Dong

Dien Chau Radio Station