Phu Yen (VNA) – The centralprovince of Phu Yen recorded no new outbreak of A/H5N6 influenza in thelocality over the past three weeks, said Nguyen Van Lam, vice head of theprovincial sub-department of animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, onNovember 21.

An outbreak of the influenza, also known as birdflu, was discovered at two poultry farms owned by local residents of Dong Binhvillage, Phu Hoa district on October 27. As many as 2,900 poultry wereculled. 

The A/H5N6 was a very strong virus andtransmittable to humans.

Upon detecting the outbreak in the province, theprovincial sub-department has worked to apply preventive measures. As a result,all poultry in the affected Hoa An commune and neighbouring communes of Hoa An,Hoa Tri, and Hoa Thang in Phu Hoa district; Hoa Binh in Tay Hoa district; HoaThanh in Dong Hoa district; and Binh Ngoc in Tuy Hoa city, were vaccinated.

In addition, 5,000 litres of disinfectant weresent to the localities.

As no new outbreak was reported after 21 days,the trading, slaughtering and transporting of poultry in the province willresume.

However, local farmers are advised to stayvigilant and keep a close watch on the growth of their poultry and promptlyreport any animal deaths to authorised agencies. The fowls are also required toreceive full vaccinations.

Phu Yen is one of the localities with thelargest number of poultry in Vietnam’s central region, totalling around 3.6million. –VNA