The prime minister has signed a decision on using the national reserve fund to help Binh Dinh prevent foot-and-mouth disease, according to the vice director of Binh Dinh Agriculture and Rural Development Department, Phan Trong Ho.

Accordingly, Binh Dinh will be assisted with 517 dosed of foot-and-mouth vaccines, including 421,000 doses of vaccines with three types, 150,000 doses of vaccines type 0 and 20,000 liters of Benkocit, for the second inoculation in 2007.

Other 8 provinces nationwide will be also assisted with the foot-and-mouth vaccines. Binh Dinh Veterinary Department will start the inoculation for animals in the province in August and September.

• Reported by Nguyen Han
• Translated by Hong Quang