Nghe An issues urgent dispatch on disease prevention and control for livestock and poultry
(Baonghean.vn) - The People's Committee of Nghe An province has just issued urgent dispatch No. 33/CD-UBND dated October 23 on focusing on directing the work of preventing and controlling livestock and poultry diseases in the current period.
The telegram stated: In the areaNghe AnIn the first 9 months of the year, there have been 64 outbreaks of African swine fever, 3 outbreaks of avian influenza, and 10 outbreaks of rabies. In particular, recently, African swine fever has been at risk of spreading widely in Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, and Quy Hop districts.
It is forecasted that in the coming time, especially in the last months of 2023 and early 2024, there is a high risk of disease outbreaks and spread, due to some localities being subjective and negligent in disease prevention and control; the rate of spring vaccination for livestock in some localities is still low...
Pursuant to Official Dispatch No. 7261/BNN-TY dated October 9, 2023 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on strengthening disease prevention and control for livestock, the Provincial People's Committee requests the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities; Directors of departments, heads of relevant provincial-level sectors to resolutely and synchronously deploy measures to prevent and control animal diseases, focusing on the following contents:
Districts where the disease is occurringAfrican swine fever, concentrate all resources to drastically implement prevention and control solutions, not to let the epidemic spread, prolong and cause new outbreaks. Strictly implement the directives of the Provincial People's Committee: Decision No. 812/QD-UBND dated March 19, 2019 of the Provincial People's Committee on promulgating an emergency response scenario for African swine fever in Nghe An; Decision No. 3385/QD-UBND dated October 1, 2020 on approving the plan for prevention and control of African swine fever for the period 2020 - 2025.
Organize vaccination for livestock and poultry in the fall of 2023, ensuring the vaccination rate reaches over 80% of the total herd.
Actively monitor livestock diseases to detect early, warn and handle them thoroughly when new diseases arise; promptly and fully report the disease situation from the grassroots to the commune, district and provincial levels in accordance with regulations. Strictly handle cases of concealing diseases and failing to report, leading to widespread disease spread, affecting people and the community.
Carry out sanitation, disinfection and sterilization of livestock environments in the area; focus on epidemic areas, areas at high risk of epidemics, and flooded areas.
Allocate funding to implement approved animal disease prevention and control plans in localities in 2024 and following years.
Establish inspection teams to urge and guide measures to prevent hunger, cold, epidemics, vaccination, and biosafety in animal husbandry. Strengthen inspection and control of transportation and slaughter of animals and animal products; organize prevention and strict handling of violations of regulations...
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has established a working group to go to high-risk localities to inspect and urge the work of disease prevention and control, hunger and cold in the coming time.
Fully prepare vaccines, chemicals, materials... to proactively prevent and control epidemics, handle new outbreaks in small areas and deploy vaccination for the 2023 autumn crop at a high rate.
Strengthen quarantine and control of animal and animal product transportation; coordinate with police, market management, and localities to strictly handle cases of illegal transportation of animals and animal products.
Sectors such as the Provincial Police, Department of Industry and Trade, Market Management Department, strengthen control and strictly handle organizations and individuals trading and transporting animals and animal products of unknown origin, smuggled, without quarantine certificates, not ensuring veterinary hygiene, food safety, and cases of quarantine evasion...
The Provincial Radio and Television Station, Nghe An Newspaper, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, regularly update the disease situation and prevention and control measures, as well as the weather and climate developments, so that livestock farmers know and are not subjective or passive in preventing and fighting diseases, hunger, and cold for their livestock.
