Tighten prevention of African swine fever

On August 5, Mr. Tran Phu Cuong, Head of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Fisheries, and a working delegation inspected the situation of African swine fever (ASF) prevention and control in Phuoc Thanh and Bau Bang communes, Ho Chi Minh City.

Mr. Tran Phu Cuong reminded communes and wards to tighten coordination in preventing African swine fever.

According to the report of the People's Committee of Phuoc Thanh commune, by July 2025, the total livestock herd in the commune includes: 83,613 pigs, more than 1 million poultry, nearly 900 buffaloes and cows, along with many small-scale livestock households and concentrated farms in 17 hamlets.

The Commune People's Committee has proactively developed a plan to prevent and control livestock and poultry diseases in 2025; coordinated with the Regional Livestock and Veterinary Station to organize high vaccination rates, closely monitor diseases, and at the same time strengthen propaganda, inspect livestock facilities and guide people to declare livestock according to regulations.

Binh Duong province has not previously detected African swine fever.

Mr. Tran Phu Cuong acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts of the People's Committee of Phuoc Thanh Commune in synchronously implementing professional contents after the merger. Phuoc Thanh Commune has clearly demonstrated its role and responsibility in state management of livestock and veterinary medicine, from coordinating vaccination, disease surveillance, livestock declaration management to handling potential outbreaks.

Bau Bang commune currently has more than 31,000 pigs and more than 252,000 poultry. Since the beginning of 2025, there have been no dangerous infectious diseases in livestock and poultry in the commune. Previously, the authorities had also vaccinated livestock and poultry in 2025.

According to Mr. Tran Phu Cuong, to tighten management, the branch leaders directly inspected the epidemic prevention work in many localities, and at the same time sent documents to the People's Committees of communes and wards with new functions and tasks when operating the two-level local government, proactively coordinating epidemic prevention.

XUAN TRUNG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/siet-chat-phong-chong-dich-ta-heo-chau-phi-post806965.html