Another duck farm in Yen Thanh infected with avian influenza A/H5N6

Another duck farm in Nam Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district has been infected with avian influenza A/H5N6. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Hoang Van Ha - Chairman of Nam Thanh Commune People's Committee,Yen Thanh district(Nghe An) said: On September 5, attrduckMr. Ngo Tri Nga's family in Phu Son hamlet has 6,500 ducks, hundreds of which have died due to disease.

"Although no samples have been taken for testing, this duck farm is adjacent to an outbreak of avian influenza.A/H5N6"The incident at Mr. Ngo Tri Triem's ​​duck farm happened on September 2, so it is suspected that this duck farm is infected with A/H5N6 flu" - Mr. Hoang Van Ha said.

After receiving 20,000 doses of vaccine, Nam Thanh commune provided them to duck farms in the commune to vaccinate their ducks. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Nam Thanh commune currently has 9 duck farms with a scale of 2,000 to nearly 7,000 ducks. Meanwhile, the Dao River is closed, so the water in the ponds cannot circulate, polluting the environment at the duck farms, so the disease can easily spread.

According to Mr. Ngo Duc Quynh - Deputy Head of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, for farms adjacent to the previous outbreak of avian influenza A/H5N6, if any ducks die due to the disease, the local authorities will confirm and destroy them, without needing to take samples for testing, as they are considered infected with avian influenza A/H5N6.

Lime powder is sprinkled at epidemic areas in Nam Thanh commune to prevent epidemics. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Previously, on September 2, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine had positive results for avian influenza A/H5N6 at the 4,000 duck farm of Mr. Ngo Tri Triem's ​​family in Phu Son hamlet, Nam Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. Immediately after the outbreak, the Department provided 20,000 doses ofVaccinefor localities to vaccinate duck farms in high-risk areas./.