Via Vietnam News :
" TAY NINH : The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has ordered Tay Ninh, Long An, Tien Giang and Soc Trang provinces to take measures to prevent the spread of blue-ear disease in pigs.
Provincial officials have been ordered to cull infected pigs. The transport of pigs out of the infected zones has also been banned.
Blue-ear disease has been found in more than 3,000 pigs in 16 communes in the last month."
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Myanmar claims free from blue ear disease
Via Xinhua, excerpt :
" Myanmar claimed on Wednesday that the country has been free from Blue Ear Disease, which once spread in the nation for about half a year since February, according to the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department Wednesday.
As the disease, also known as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) disease, infected pigs, the price of pork in the market dropped then.
Blue ear disease once spread as far as six regions, namely Mandalay, Nay Phi Taw, Magway, Ayeyawaddy, Bago and Yangon.
According to then report, about 5,500 pigs were infected and 2, 000 died of the disease."
" Myanmar claimed on Wednesday that the country has been free from Blue Ear Disease, which once spread in the nation for about half a year since February, according to the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department Wednesday.
As the disease, also known as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) disease, infected pigs, the price of pork in the market dropped then.
Blue ear disease once spread as far as six regions, namely Mandalay, Nay Phi Taw, Magway, Ayeyawaddy, Bago and Yangon.
According to then report, about 5,500 pigs were infected and 2, 000 died of the disease."
Monday, March 21, 2011
Over 500 pigs die of blue ear disease in Myanmar second largest city
Via Xinhua :
" YANGON, March 21 : Over 500 heads of pig have died of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) disease in Myanmar's second largest city of Mandalay, a local weekly reported Monday.
The PRRS disease is also known as blue ear disease occurring with pig for the first time in Myanmar recently.
The 500 pigs were among the 2,000 bred in 200 poultry farms in five townships in Mandalay, the Weekly Eleven News said.
So far, the disease, detected from the dead pigs, has not spread to other animals or human but infect other pigs, it said."
" YANGON, March 21 : Over 500 heads of pig have died of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) disease in Myanmar's second largest city of Mandalay, a local weekly reported Monday.
The PRRS disease is also known as blue ear disease occurring with pig for the first time in Myanmar recently.
The 500 pigs were among the 2,000 bred in 200 poultry farms in five townships in Mandalay, the Weekly Eleven News said.
So far, the disease, detected from the dead pigs, has not spread to other animals or human but infect other pigs, it said."
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Vietnam reports blue ear disease in two more localities
Via Xinhua :
" HANOI, Sept. 29 : Vietnam reported blue ear disease in the country's central province of Phu Yen and southern province of Ninh Thuan, bringing total localities affected by the disease to 32, said a report of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Wednesday.
Blue ear disease appeared in 34 households of 11 communes of Ninh Thuan with 324 infected pigs. Of the total, 72 pigs died or were destroyed, said the department.
In Phu Yen, 125 pigs in one household became infected with the disease and were destroyed."
" HANOI, Sept. 29 : Vietnam reported blue ear disease in the country's central province of Phu Yen and southern province of Ninh Thuan, bringing total localities affected by the disease to 32, said a report of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Wednesday.
Blue ear disease appeared in 34 households of 11 communes of Ninh Thuan with 324 infected pigs. Of the total, 72 pigs died or were destroyed, said the department.
In Phu Yen, 125 pigs in one household became infected with the disease and were destroyed."
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Philippines : Pig disease spreads in Tabuk
Via Manila Bulletin :
" TABUK, Kalinga : Diseases among hogs have spread in this town and the deaths of at least 300 pigs showed that they were downed by cholera and Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) infections, authorities revealed Monday.
Results of hog blood samples brought last week for laboratory test at the Philippine Animal Health Center in Manila confirmed the cholera and PRRS mixed infection among hogs here, said Godofredo Laed of the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO).
Laed said the PVO made the move following reports from hog raisers of widespread cases of severe diarrhea and still births among hogs since July.
While admitting that the 300 death toll in swine is very high, Laed said the PVO cannot yet declare a state of an outbreak, “since we lack further qualifying requirements for such a declaration.”
Based on their investigation, Laed said the virus might have originated from infected pig meats and live hogs brought into the town."
" TABUK, Kalinga : Diseases among hogs have spread in this town and the deaths of at least 300 pigs showed that they were downed by cholera and Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) infections, authorities revealed Monday.
Results of hog blood samples brought last week for laboratory test at the Philippine Animal Health Center in Manila confirmed the cholera and PRRS mixed infection among hogs here, said Godofredo Laed of the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO).
Laed said the PVO made the move following reports from hog raisers of widespread cases of severe diarrhea and still births among hogs since July.
While admitting that the 300 death toll in swine is very high, Laed said the PVO cannot yet declare a state of an outbreak, “since we lack further qualifying requirements for such a declaration.”
Based on their investigation, Laed said the virus might have originated from infected pig meats and live hogs brought into the town."
Monday, August 23, 2010
Vietnam reports blue ear disease in two more provinces
Via Xinhua :
" HANOI, Aug. 23 : Vietnam reported blue ear disease in central highland province of Kon Tum and southern province of Ca Mau, bringing the country's total localities affected by the disease to 26, said a report of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Monday.
In Kon Tum, eight pigs in two communes of the province were reported infected with the disease.
Meanwhile, in Ca Mau, 76 pigs were destroyed as they were found positive with the disease.
In another development, blue ear disease continues to spread in southern provinces of Tien Giang and Binh Phuoc, said the report.
There have been 2,297 pigs found infected with blue ear disease in 182 households in Tien Giang in the past three days. 1, 610 pigs out of the total were destroyed."
" HANOI, Aug. 23 : Vietnam reported blue ear disease in central highland province of Kon Tum and southern province of Ca Mau, bringing the country's total localities affected by the disease to 26, said a report of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Monday.
In Kon Tum, eight pigs in two communes of the province were reported infected with the disease.
Meanwhile, in Ca Mau, 76 pigs were destroyed as they were found positive with the disease.
In another development, blue ear disease continues to spread in southern provinces of Tien Giang and Binh Phuoc, said the report.
There have been 2,297 pigs found infected with blue ear disease in 182 households in Tien Giang in the past three days. 1, 610 pigs out of the total were destroyed."
Friday, August 13, 2010
Vietnam reports blue ear disease in two more provinces
Via Xinhua :
" HANOI, Aug. 12 : Vietnam reported blue ear disease in the country's southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Vung Tau, bringing the total number of localities affected by the disease to 19, said a report of the Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday.
In Tay Ninh province, the disease has spread to 22 communes, killing 610 out of 4,791 infected pigs.
In Vung Tau, blue ear disease hit six households, making 235 pigs ill. Of the total, 35 pigs were dead or destroyed."
" HANOI, Aug. 12 : Vietnam reported blue ear disease in the country's southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Vung Tau, bringing the total number of localities affected by the disease to 19, said a report of the Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday.
In Tay Ninh province, the disease has spread to 22 communes, killing 610 out of 4,791 infected pigs.
In Vung Tau, blue ear disease hit six households, making 235 pigs ill. Of the total, 35 pigs were dead or destroyed."
Monday, August 2, 2010
Vietnam : Blue-ear pig disease hits 13 provinces
Via VOV News, the whole report :
" The Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development confirmed on July 30 that a new outbreak of blue-ear disease in pigs has been detected in Hoa Khuong and Hoa Lien communes in the Hoa Vang district of Da Nang city.
All samples taken from 92 sick pigs in the two communes tested positive for the PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome) virus.
In the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, the epidemic was found in 76 households in An Thai Trung commune in the Cai Be district, Thach Tri commune in the Go Cong Tay district and Tan Thoi commune in the Tan Phu Dong district. In total, 644 out of about 1,500 pigs in the three communes were infected by the deadly virus. So far, 93 communes in 9 districts of Tien Giang province have been struck by blue-ear disease, nearly half of which have died.
Earlier, the epidemic struck Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc provinces, bringing the total number of infected provinces to 13, namely Nghe An, Cao Bang, Soc Trang, Quang Tri, Tien Giang, Lao Cai, Long An, Binh Duong, Bac Lieu, Quang Nam, Dong Nai, Binh Phuoc and Da Nang.
The disease is being gradually contained in the north, but continues to spread in the south."
" The Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development confirmed on July 30 that a new outbreak of blue-ear disease in pigs has been detected in Hoa Khuong and Hoa Lien communes in the Hoa Vang district of Da Nang city.
All samples taken from 92 sick pigs in the two communes tested positive for the PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome) virus.
In the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, the epidemic was found in 76 households in An Thai Trung commune in the Cai Be district, Thach Tri commune in the Go Cong Tay district and Tan Thoi commune in the Tan Phu Dong district. In total, 644 out of about 1,500 pigs in the three communes were infected by the deadly virus. So far, 93 communes in 9 districts of Tien Giang province have been struck by blue-ear disease, nearly half of which have died.
Earlier, the epidemic struck Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc provinces, bringing the total number of infected provinces to 13, namely Nghe An, Cao Bang, Soc Trang, Quang Tri, Tien Giang, Lao Cai, Long An, Binh Duong, Bac Lieu, Quang Nam, Dong Nai, Binh Phuoc and Da Nang.
The disease is being gradually contained in the north, but continues to spread in the south."
Monday, July 12, 2010
Vietnam : Blue ear disease in southern province
Via Xinhua :
" HANOI, July 12 : Blue ear disease occurred in Vietnam 's southern Tien Giang province with 380 infected pigs, the Vietnam News Agency reported Monday.
The agency quoted Tien Giang provincial government as reporting that the disease struck nine communes of the province.
To prevent the spread of the disease, local authorities have taken prevention measures including the destruction of all infected pigs.
Other measures have been also implemented such as sterilizing the affected areas and their neighborhood and containing movements of traffic in these places to curb the disease from spreading.
The local authorities have decided to give affected farmers 25, 000 Vietnamese dong (about 1.3 dollars) for per kilo of animals lost, said the report."
" HANOI, July 12 : Blue ear disease occurred in Vietnam 's southern Tien Giang province with 380 infected pigs, the Vietnam News Agency reported Monday.
The agency quoted Tien Giang provincial government as reporting that the disease struck nine communes of the province.
To prevent the spread of the disease, local authorities have taken prevention measures including the destruction of all infected pigs.
Other measures have been also implemented such as sterilizing the affected areas and their neighborhood and containing movements of traffic in these places to curb the disease from spreading.
The local authorities have decided to give affected farmers 25, 000 Vietnamese dong (about 1.3 dollars) for per kilo of animals lost, said the report."
Friday, May 28, 2010
Vietnam : Reports blue ear disease in one more province
Via Xinhua :
" HANOI, May 28 : Blue ear disease has spread to one more northern Son La province of Vietnam, raising the country's total number of municipalities and provinces hit by the disease to 16, said a report of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Friday.
The disease struck one commune of the province, killing nearly 50 pigs out of 116 infected pigs, according to the provincial animal health bureau.
Provincial health official and local authority are currently taking appropriate measures to prevent the spread of the disease, said the report.
Blue ear disease is currently developing in 16 municipalities and provinces of Vietnam including 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 newly reported Son La."
" HANOI, May 28 : Blue ear disease has spread to one more northern Son La province of Vietnam, raising the country's total number of municipalities and provinces hit by the disease to 16, said a report of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Friday.
The disease struck one commune of the province, killing nearly 50 pigs out of 116 infected pigs, according to the provincial animal health bureau.
Provincial health official and local authority are currently taking appropriate measures to prevent the spread of the disease, said the report.
Blue ear disease is currently developing in 16 municipalities and provinces of Vietnam including 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 newly reported Son La."
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Vietnam : Pig disease feared to claim first fatality
Thanks to Chen Qi for this lead, via Vietnam Net :
" Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), commonly dubbed blue-ear disease, is suspected as the culprit behind the death of a man in the central province of Quang Ngai on Monday.
Nguyen Xuan Men, deputy director of the provincial Department of Health; confirmed with the online newspaper Vnexpress that the young man was suspected to be the first to succumb to the deadly pig disease that is spreading to pig herds in the north.
According to Men, the young man suffered from diarrhea, high fever, convulsion, and skin hemorrhage after eating fresh pig blood pudding. He was not hospitalized in time and lost consciousness.
The man, who was transferred to the Central Hospital of Hue from Quang Ngai, died on Monday.
Health workers immediately disinfected where he was living and examined people who had been in contact with the deceased. Health workers said the virus of PRRS has a particular affinity for the macrophages particularly those found in the lung."
" Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), commonly dubbed blue-ear disease, is suspected as the culprit behind the death of a man in the central province of Quang Ngai on Monday.
Nguyen Xuan Men, deputy director of the provincial Department of Health; confirmed with the online newspaper Vnexpress that the young man was suspected to be the first to succumb to the deadly pig disease that is spreading to pig herds in the north.
According to Men, the young man suffered from diarrhea, high fever, convulsion, and skin hemorrhage after eating fresh pig blood pudding. He was not hospitalized in time and lost consciousness.
The man, who was transferred to the Central Hospital of Hue from Quang Ngai, died on Monday.
Health workers immediately disinfected where he was living and examined people who had been in contact with the deceased. Health workers said the virus of PRRS has a particular affinity for the macrophages particularly those found in the lung."
Friday, May 14, 2010
Vietnam : Blue ear disease spreads to 15 cities, provinces of Vietnam
Via Xinhua :
" Blue ear disease has spread to two more northern provinces of Vietnam, raising the country's total number of municipalities and provinces hit by the disease to 15, said a report of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday.
In Hoa Binh province, blue ear disease occurred in three communes, killing 22 pigs. Another 135 pigs were found infected with the disease.
Meanwhile, 26 out of 69 pigs in five households in northern mountainous province of Cao Bang became ill due to the blue ear disease."
" Blue ear disease has spread to two more northern provinces of Vietnam, raising the country's total number of municipalities and provinces hit by the disease to 15, said a report of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday.
In Hoa Binh province, blue ear disease occurred in three communes, killing 22 pigs. Another 135 pigs were found infected with the disease.
Meanwhile, 26 out of 69 pigs in five households in northern mountainous province of Cao Bang became ill due to the blue ear disease."
Friday, May 7, 2010
Vietnam : Blue ear disease spreads in Red River Delta of Vietnam
Via Xinhua :
" The blue ear pig disease is spreading fast in Vietnam's Red River Delta, hitting 12 provinces and cities by Thursday, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, also known as blue ear pig disease, struck Vietnam's Red River Delta province of Quang Ninh on Thursday, causing 14 pigs out of 98 dead, said a report of the Department of Animal Health under the agricultural and rural development ministry.
Since the first case was detected in the northern province of Hai Duong on March 28, the virus has been spreading to 12 localities of Vietnam including 11 Red River Delta provinces of Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Lang Son, and Quang Ninh, and one central province of Nghe An.
There are more than seven millions of pigs raised in the Red River Delta region, accounting for 25 percent of the country's pig herd.
The department said that about 50,000 of pigs had contracted the virus so far and over 21,000 of them had been found dead or killed."
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" The blue ear pig disease is spreading fast in Vietnam's Red River Delta, hitting 12 provinces and cities by Thursday, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, also known as blue ear pig disease, struck Vietnam's Red River Delta province of Quang Ninh on Thursday, causing 14 pigs out of 98 dead, said a report of the Department of Animal Health under the agricultural and rural development ministry.
Since the first case was detected in the northern province of Hai Duong on March 28, the virus has been spreading to 12 localities of Vietnam including 11 Red River Delta provinces of Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Lang Son, and Quang Ninh, and one central province of Nghe An.
There are more than seven millions of pigs raised in the Red River Delta region, accounting for 25 percent of the country's pig herd.
The department said that about 50,000 of pigs had contracted the virus so far and over 21,000 of them had been found dead or killed."
Want to know more about Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PPRS)? Click on this link. An informative PDF document.
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