VOV.VN - Nearly 38,000 pigs and poultry have died or have been culled across Vietnam since the start of the year due to African swine fever and avian influenza outbreaks, prompting authorities to order a nationwide vaccination campaign and large-scale disinfection measures.

The animal health sector has been strengthening animal and animal product quarantine and inspection to early detect avian influenza outbreaks and prevent the spread of the disease.

VOV.VN - The National Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has issued an urgent telegram requesting 20 southern provinces and cities to strengthen surveillance and prevent avian influenza virus entering after Cambodia recorded two cases of A/H5N1 virus infection.