VietNamNet Bridge - To deal with an outbreak of blue-ear pig disease, on April 21 authorities and related agencies were ordered to quickly take charge and prevent further outbreaks.

Provinces and cities where the disease was detected have been instructed to forbid the transport and sale of pigs contaminated with the disease. They must also focus on quarantining sick pigs. Health authorities will be punished if they fail to prevent residents from dumping pigs who die from the disease.

Since the end of March, blue-ear pig epidemic has broken out in Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen, creating large losses for breeders as well as raising concerns over epidemic prevention.

According to the Veterinary Agency, thousands of pigs have contracted the virus already. Hung Yen province has the most with 10,000 cases, followed by Thai Binh province with about 7,000 cases.

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