Disease

Blue-ear disease is constantly on the attack northern hog farms

A pig is vaccinated against blue-ear disease in a farm within the northern province of Thanh Hoa's Yen Dinh District. — VNA/VNS Photo Dinh Hue HN — New breakouts of blue-ear pig disease have happened within the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Lao Cai, raising the entire quantity of infected provinces to 6, stated Hoang Van Nam, mind of Animal Health Department underneath the Secretary of state for Agriculture and Rural Development

Blue-ear virus disease might be distributing among pigs

HN — There's a bad risk of blue-ear disease distributing further among pigs, and places happen to be advised to remain alert.Deputy director from the Animal Health Department Dam Xuan Thanh stated new breakouts from the disease ongoing to become discovered in northern places.He told a conference from the National Steering Committee on Bird Flu Prevention and Control on Tuesday that warm weather within the north produced favourable conditions for that spread of blue-ear virus although some places continued

Outbreak of hands-feet-mouth disease strikes Mekong Delta

A young child struggling with hands-feet-mouth disease is treated in southern Bac Lieu Province. The condition has hit the location with 129 cases, a couple of them fatal. — VNA/VNS Photo Huynh Su MEKONG DELTA — Poor awareness about protection against hands-feet-mouth (HFM) disease in addition to insufficient fundamental equipment and inappropriate health care have brought for an outbreak from the disease within the Cuu Lengthy (Mekong)

11 children die of hand-foot-mouth disease

The hand, foot and mouth disease has spread nationwide, affecting 12,400 children and killing 9 of them so far, the Health Ministry reported.

Hand-foot-mouth disease alarming in HCMC

65 percent of Ho Chi Minh City’s wards and communes have been affected by hand, mouth and foot disease, and the situation will likely get worse, health authorities warned.

Health sector urged to curb HFM outbreaks

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked healthcare centres and administrators at all levels to work harder to control outbreaks of hand-foot-mouth disease.

Hand-foot-and-mouth cases rise sharply in VN

The hand-foot-and-mouth disease, a contagious viral infection common in children, has continued rising in Vietnam, with over 1,000 new cases last week.

Health ministry rallies efforts to fight bird flu

All administration levels will be mobilised to prevent epidemics, particularly avian flu and hand-foot-mouth disease, as cases have multiplied.

Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease rocket

6,328 people have contracted hand, foot and mouth disease in the first 6 weeks of the year, 7.3 times higher than in the same period of last year, and 9 cases have been fatal, the Health Ministry warned.

Ministry sets up 7 teams to combat H5N1 avian flu

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has established 7 teams for H5N1 avian flu inspection in 48 provinces and cities to prevent the spread of the disease

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From Business

Firms advised to focus on TPP

HN — Domestic businesses should positively build plans and methods to grow marketplaces in nations joining the Trans-Off-shore Partnership (TPP) Agreement.Ngo Chung Khanh, deputy director from the Secretary of state for Industry and Trade's Multilateral Trade Policy Department, made the suggestion in a conference in Ha Noi yesterday.The TPP pact, also called the Trans-Off-shore Proper Economic Partnership Agreement, is really a multilateral free trade deal that aims to help liberalise the financial systems

Blue chips lead share plunge

HN – Blue nick declines ongoing to tug shares lower around the HCM City Stock Market today.As much as 80 percent from the top 30 shares by market capitalisation and liquidity sank, which the 2nd biggest share PV Gas, HCM City Infrastructure Investment (CII), Sea Group (OGC) and Sacombank Investments (SBS) fell through the daily limit of 5 percent.Only mixer Masan Group (MSN), property developer Quoc Cuong Gia Lai (OQC) and Song Da Urban & Industrial Zone Investment and Development (SJS) bucked the