Many shrimp farming areas have been affected by disease.

According to information from the Provincial Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine, since the beginning of the year, dangerous diseases affecting farmed shrimp, such as white spot disease, acute hepatopancreatic necrosis, and microsporidiosis, have occurred, affecting a total area of ​​12.03 hectares.

Specifically, in Vinh Thuy commune, 6.2 hectares of shrimp farms were affected by white spot disease, acute hepatopancreatic necrosis, and microsporidiosis; in Ba Don ward and the communes of Bac Gianh, Nam Ba Don, and Phu Trach, 5.83 hectares were affected by white spot disease.

Prolonged hot weather significantly increases the risk of dangerous shrimp diseases - Photo: TH

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Currently, the sub-department is coordinating with localities to strengthen disease surveillance down to the grassroots level and in farming areas; developing plans for proactive monitoring through sampling, researching epidemiological characteristics, and implementing response and treatment measures to prevent dangerous pathogens and emerging diseases from entering the province; and regularly taking samples for environmental monitoring and warning...

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