This is part of US aid for Nam Dinh in its project to transform its vaccination strategy against the highly pathogenic avian influenza with a focus on developing safe livestock farming practices and improving the capacity of the veterinary sector.

Until completion of the project in March 2011, the US will organize 10 training courses for all veterinary officers at ward and communal levels in Nam Dinh on how to use modern technology in information management and influenza control.

Ninh Van Hieu, Head of the provincial Veterinary Sub-department, said the virus is under control in Nam Dinh. The province has only discovered one infected site so far this year. Vaccination has got underway in the province to reduce the risk of transmission.

From now until mid-May, the province plans to use more than two million doses of vaccine for over 1.1 million ducks.

VNA