FMD Declining in Vietnam

November 1, 2006 — 

The number of Vietnamese localities stricken by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has declined to 6 from a high of 17 in September. To date, a total of 439 cows, bulls and buffaloes and 27 pigs have been infected according to the Department of Animal Health under the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Under a national agriculture development plan approved by the government in 2005, the country will, by 2010, have 35-40 million pigs, 6.5-6.7 million bulls and cows, 2.8-3 million buffaloes, and 380-390 million poultry.

Source: ProMedmail