According to a report from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of Quang Tri province , from the end of June 2024 until now, foot-and-mouth disease has occurred in Huong Hoa district (Quang Tri province) in Huong Phung and Huc communes. A number of cattle with foot-and-mouth disease were imported into the areas, and the disease developed after only 1 to 3 days.
For example, in Huong Phung commune, the epidemic occurred from the end of June 2024, but the locality was slow to report and handle the outbreak according to regulations. In Huc commune, cows entered the area on July 29, and on July 31, the disease developed.
On August 1, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) of Quang Tri province directed the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine to inspect and take samples of sick cows from Mrs. Ho Thi Ta Pung's household (Ta Cu village, Huc commune) for consideration. experience. The test results response form dated August 5 of the Department of Animal Health Region 3 confirmed that the patient sample was positive for foot-and-mouth disease virus type O. Currently, infected cattle continue to be detected in villages with project's cattle import in Huc commune.
According to data as of August 20, in Quang Tri province, there were 5 communes and towns in Huong Hoa and Dakrong districts with foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks. In particular, the disease appeared in Ba Long commune of Dakrong district with 32 cattle of 12 households infected with the disease.
In Huong Hoa district, there are 4 communes and towns with foot-and-mouth disease with a total of 67 infected cattle; died, buried 3 cows. In Huc commune alone, there were 35 cattle infected with foot-and-mouth disease in 4 villages; 1 animal died, 19 were healed and 15 are being treated.
After receiving information about the epidemic, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quang Tri province directed the Provincial Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine to organize inspections, focus on guiding and directing localities to drastically and synchronously deploy prevention and control solutions. prevent foot-and-mouth disease according to regulations. The Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development requested the People's Committee of Huong Hoa district to temporarily stop importing, exporting, and raising new livestock susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease such as: buffaloes, cows, goats, and pigs until there is approval from specialized agencies.
Faced with the above-mentioned foot-and-mouth disease epidemic, the People's Committee of Huong Hoa district and Dakrong district People's Committee have decided to announce the epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease in buffaloes and cows in communes where the disease is detected.
It is known that the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic spreads rapidly and has complicated developments, in addition to the cause of the disease from project cows, the awareness of disease prevention and control among livestock farmers is still limited and the local cattle and buffalo herds are not yet active. vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease.
Mr. Nguyen Phu Quoc - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quang Tri province - said that funding to buy vaccines was fully allocated, but due to amendments to the Bidding Law and related Decree, procedures had to be redone, leading to to slow bidding.
"Currently, the documents have been submitted to the People's Committee of Quang Tri province, but it will take a month to complete the procedures and bidding" - Mr. Nguyen Phu Quoc said.
Currently, Quang Tri province requests the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to support 27,000 doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine types O and A; 2,000 liters of Benkocid chemical and 1,500 liters of Via-Iodine chemical from the National reserve to vaccinate and suppress foot-and-mouth disease.
