Hung Nguyen: Destroyed over 100 pigs due to blue ear disease

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of October 18, the Provincial Veterinary Department, Hung Nguyen district and Hung My commune destroyed over 100 pigs due to blue ear disease.

The outbreak began in hamlet 8, Hung My commune. Seeing that her pigs were showing signs of loss of appetite, Mrs. Tran Thi Ha, hamlet 8, Hung My commune, went to the dealer to buy medicine for her pigs, but the pigs did not recover. Test results on October 17 from the Regional Veterinary Center III showed that the pigs of some households in hamlet 8 tested positive for blue ear disease after the disease had broken out for several days.

Pump chemicals to disinfect and sterilize the epidemic area.

Mr. Nghiem Xuan Bao, Head of Hung Nguyen Veterinary Station, said: On October 16, after receiving a report from Hung My commune, the station sent staff to inspect and collect samples for testing. By the afternoon of October 16, the number of households with sick pigs had increased to 4 households with symptoms of high fever and loss of appetite. Although there were no test results yet, with the initial symptoms, suspecting an outbreak, the station reported to the district, coordinated to set up checkpoints on the roads in and out, organized meetings, announced the initial situation on the village's loudspeaker system so that people would be aware and aware of prevention, immediately report when their livestock showed unusual symptoms, and at the same time spray disinfectants, buy lime powder to sprinkle in areas with sick pigs, on the roads in and out of the commune.

Spray disinfectant chemicals on vehicles entering and exiting epidemic areas.

After receiving results from the Regional Veterinary Center III showing that the pigs in Hung My commune had contracted blue ear disease, on the morning of October 18, the Provincial Veterinary Department and the District Veterinary Station coordinated with Hung Nguyen district and Hung My commune to destroy more than 100 sick pigs in the epidemic area, and immediately implemented solutions to isolate and contain the epidemic.

Phu Huong