Blue-ear pig disease spreads rapidly

Blue-ear pig disease is spreading across the country, warned the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Diep Kinh Tan, at a meeting on June 1.

Over the past two weeks, the disease has spread to many provinces and cities, including Son La province.

According to the Department of Animal Health, by June 1, a total of 518 villages in 75 districts in 16 provinces and cities had reported outbreaks of the disease with nearly 150,000 pigs, 66,000 of which were already culled.

To cope with the situation, Mr Tan asked all localities to enforce preventive measures, and step up monitoring to detect the disease early enough to prevent it from spreading farer and wider.

Sixteen affected provinces and cities include Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Lang Son, Nghe An, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, Hoa Binh, Cao Bang, and Son La.

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Tags: blue-ear pig disease, Vietnam agriculture