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[Giuseppe]

Illegal chickens in northern area test positive for bird flu

(22-03-2008)

LANG SON ? Twenty-four out of 104 samples of illegally imported chickens confiscated since February have tested positive for the H5N1 virus, Lang Son Animal Health Department reported yesterday.

Most of the chickens were seized mainly in northern Lang Son Province?s Trang Dinh and Loc Binh districts and in Lang Son City.

Provincial veterinarians took samples of the trafficked chickens for testing before killing them.

The province has seized and destroyed over 60 tonnes of non-quarantined chickens since the beginning of the year.

But authorities said it was too little compared to the illegally imported chickens that had been successfully transported and consumed through the province.

Although no bird flu outbreaks have been reported in the province, the local Animal Health Department immediately vaccinated poultry in its bordering communes, Lang Son City and in districts where National Highway 1A passes through.

Southern Ca Mau Province yesterday also declared bird flu outbreaks after the H5N1 virus killed 30 muscovy ducks on a farm in Hiep Tung Commune, Nam Can District, listing it as the eighth province on Viet Nam?s current bird flu-hit list.

One day earlier, central Quang Nam Province had reported fresh outbreaks on duck farms in Tam Ky and Nui Thanh districts, said the Viet Nam Animal Health Department.

Other bird flu-stricken areas include Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai and Ha Noi in the north, Quang Binh and Quang Tri in the centre and Soc Trang in the south. ? VNS
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Don't just blame the chickens for flu

By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON -

Intensive rice farming and large duck populations ? not the number of chickens raised ? may be the best predictors of where bird flu might develop in Southeast Asia, according to researchers reviewing outbreaks in Vietnam and Thailand.​

About 140 million birds in Southeast Asia have been killed in recent years to prevent the H5N1 virus from spreading.

Researchers are trying to understand what factors have contributed to continued outbreaks despite significant control efforts.

By isolating those factors, policymakers can better target efforts to stem or prevent future outbreaks.

For example, they could limit the movement of ducks into the rice paddies at certain times of the year, which would reduce the prospects of the virus being exchanged between domestic ducks and wild birds.

Researchers reviewed three outbreaks in early 2004 through late 2005.

They looked at five variables: duck abundance, human population, chicken numbers, elevation and rice cropping intensity.

The researchers concluded that monitoring duck populations for H5N1 and tracking rice paddies by satellite were the best ways to predict where outbreaks were most likely to occur.

They said that chickens are no longer a "highly significant predictor" of the presence of the H5N1 virus for Vietnam and Thailand.

"Essentially, (the virus) is so pathogenic in chickens that it kills them before they can spread it," said Marius Gilbert of the Free University of Brussels, Belgium.

The outbreaks were most concentrated in regions where rice is cultivated two or three times a year.

"Rice paddy fields are an important habitat of free-ranging ducks, but also for wild waterfowl exploiting the same food resource in the wintering season," the researchers said. "Thus, they may form a critical risk factor in ... virus introduction, persistence and spread."

The researchers described the predictive power of their models as "moderate." They also said that their work appeared to warrant development of maps in other Southeast Asian countries identifying those areas most susceptible to future bird flu outbreaks.

Since 2003, bird flu has killed at least 236 people. Although it has been hard for people to catch, experts worry the virus could mutate into a form that passes easily among humans, sparking a pandemic. So far, most human cases have been linked to contact with infected birds.

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On the Net:

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Five provinces yet to be free from bird flu


Nhan Dan - Five provinces are yet to be free from bird flu for 21 days, announced the National Steering Board on Avian Influenza in Hanoi on March 25.

The five provinces include Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Quang Nam, Ca Mau and Quang Binh.

Quang Trị reported no bird flu outbreaks reported for 19 days, while new outbreaks have occurred in Soc Trang, Quang Nam and Ca Mau.

The steering board predicted a high risk of bird flu outbreaks.

Therefore, the board asked localities to implement the Prime Minister's Instruction 279 and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Instruction.

In addition, they should prepare for the vaccination of poultry and cleanse the environment in April.

Working groups will be sent by the board to localities to supervise and examine their action against the epidemic.

Meanwhile, foot and mouth disease have occurred in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces.

Localities in Central Vietnam in general, and Nghe An and Ha Tinh in particular, have been asked take an immediate action to prevent the disease from spreading.

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Minister warns of bird flu threat in Mekong Delta

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong Tuesday warned that an outbreak of bird flu would occur in southern provinces, especially in the Mekong Delta region.

Bong, speaking at a meeting in Hanoi, said the two southern provinces of Soc Trang and Ca Mau have not reined in the epidemic while delta farmers are letting ducks roam freely during the current rice harvesting season, which heightens potential disease transmission.

Reports from government inspectorates concerning bird flu prevention efforts in named locations revealed that after five years of ?living with? the epidemic, locals no longer consider avian influenza a deadly threat.

Reported by Quang Duan

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[Giuseppe]

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National Park free from H5N1
20:08' 26/03/2008 (GMT+7) - VietNamNet Bridge ?

None of the samples of soil, water and blood of civets taken from Cuc Phuong National Park contain H5N1 but experts still consider the fight against bird flu at the park to have just begun.

Information about civets dying of bird flu in Cuc Phuong has worried locals and tourists. Will the park be a safe tourist site? Journalists surveyed the park to seek an answer.

The curfew

Though all samples of soil, water and civet blood were clear of the H5N1 virus, the park?s animal preservation zone is under a curfew. Anybody who wants to get in or get out of this zone must obey strict rules.

Nguyen Dang Phuong, coordinator of the Owston?s palm civet preservation programme, opened the door for journalists and immediately closed it.

The newcomers had to step into a basin containing a transparent liquid and then into another basin containing a dark pink liquid. Phuong said the pink liquid is an expensive decontaminant medicine.

Deputy Director of the Wildlife Rescue and Preservation Centre Bui Dang Phong said the first civet died in early February.

On that day, the park organised the lunar New Year?s Eve party, inviting all foreign experts. He waited for a long time for an Australian volunteer at the party.

Finally, he went to the civet preservation zone, where the volunteer named Leanne worked, to find her. Leanne was in a civet cage at that time and she told him that a civet was ill. It died after that.

As the weather was cold, experts said the civet died of pneumonia or food poisoning but several days later, 3 more civets died.

Leanne brought samples of the four dead civets to HCM City for testing, which revealed that they died of H5N1.

Cuc Phuong had only eight more civets and if they died of H5N1, the civet preservation project would fail and this species would be at risk of extinction because in Vietnam, just several tens of individual civets are preserved in rescue centres.

The centre immediately sent blood samples of the remaining civets to the National Veterinary Diagnosis Centre for testing.

The war begins

Those tests show that the living civets don?t have H5N1, but preservation experts at Cuc Phuong consider that the war against H5N1 has just begun.

The tenseness was partially relieved when they received the testing results but they still are taking strict bio-safety measures.

Between civet cages, experts place basins containing decontaminants and each civet has its own diary, which is hung on its cage door. Every move of the animal is recorded in the diary. Cuc Phuong currently preserves 12 civets, including 8 Owston?s palm civets.

Taking journalists to a civet cage, Phuong said civets mainly eat beef, bananas, apples, earthworms, grasshoppers and frogs, so experts have to catch grasshoppers and earthworms for them every day.

Phuong has worked at the park since 2005 so Phuong knows clearly about each civet. He said Tiger Lyly, which died of H5N1, was the nicest civet in the park and didn?t like rain.

Civets in Cuc Phuong park have beautiful names like New Girl, DD, Tiger Lyly and some are named after their care-takers, for example Dat, Quyen, Duc, and Susan.

Phuong said civets previously ate chicken but in 2005, when two civets died of H5N1, chicken was struck from the civets? menu.

As scientists don?t know clearly how the civets became infected with H5N1, experts boil beef before feeding it to them. Civets are sensitive to diseases, not only H5N1. One civet here died of Japanese hepatitis.

Though different species of animals are bred in different areas, afraid of the spread of H5N1 from civet cages, all areas were sterilised. All care-takers must wear protective costumes and specialised glasses when they take care of animals. After leaving cages, they have to decontaminate themselves.

Thanks to effective protection measures, all remaining civets are very healthy.

Five provinces with bird flu

In a meeting of the National Steering Board for Bird Flu Control on March 25, representatives of two of 11 working groups who returned from provinces with bird flu presented their reports about the situations in the locations they inspected.

According to Nguyen Thanh Son, Vice Head of the Animal Husbandry Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, some provinces like Thai Binh, Ha Nam and Ninh Binh don?t properly control poultry hatching and perform anti-bird flu activities.

Other working groups will finish their survey trips on March 30 and report to the National Steering Board for Bird Flu Control. The board will then report the general situation to the government.

By March 25, Hanoi hadn?t detected any new site with bird flu for 21 consecutive days. At present, there are five provinces with bird flu: Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Quang Binh, Quang Nam and Ca Mau.

Meanwhile, foot and mouth disease in cattle has been reported in the central province of Ha Tinh.

(Source: CAND)

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Inspection ordered after vaccinated birds die of bird flu

The Animal Health Department will examine vaccinated poultry in Hanoi and some provinces after bird flu outbreaks were reported at farms that had taken part in vaccination programs.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said Wednesday the department would check the immunity of 57 vaccinated fowls from Hanoi and 28 cities and provinces.

Officials in the central province of Quang Nam reported two outbreaks last Monday and Tuesday in Dai Loc and Nui Thanh districts that killed 800 ducks.

A third of the dead birds in Nui Thanh had been vaccinated on March 12 but local animal health officials said they could have contracted the bird flu virus before building up antibodies against the disease.

The deputy chief of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyen Thanh Son, said though vaccination and other programs had been carried out in many provinces, carelessness, especially among farmers, had caused bird flu outbreaks.

Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City’s Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital said the death of a patient Wednesday was possibly due to the H5N1 strain of bird flu. The 20-year-old man had been hospitalized the previous day with breathing difficulty, cough, high fever and acute pneumonia. (FT link: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=144225&postcount=99)

His family in the northern province of Nghe An said there had been a bird flu outbreak in the province two months ago when the patient was still there.

The city’s Pasteur Institute is testing samples from the deceased man to identify the cause of death.

Of the 106 human bird flu cases confirmed in Vietnam since 2003, 52 have been fatal.

The latest confirmed victim was an 11-year-old boy in the northern province of Ha Nam who died last week.

Ten provinces, mostly in the north, have reported outbreaks of the disease this year but health officials said Monday the Mekong Delta faced the risk of a massive outbreak due to farming of free-range ducks in many provinces and poor control of poultry transport and trade in provinces like Dong Thap, Kien Giang, An Giang and Hau Giang.

Source: Tuoi Tre

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Southern metro gets tough on bird flu

District leaders should beef up measures against the illegal slaughter and transport of bird flu-infected poultry to contain the spread of the H5N1 virus, said a Ho Chi Minh City vice mayor Saturday.
​

At an emergency meeting on combating bird flu, vice chairman of the CMC People?s Committee Nguyen Thanh Tai said several districts had been too lax in fighting poultry smugglers and illicit slaughterhouses.

He lambasted leaders of Go Vap District in particular, accusing the authorities for allowing illegal poultry slaughtering and transport to continue right under their noses.

Tai asked city hall to keep a closer eye on the development of any bird flu outbreaks, which have at times been described as epidemic.

He asked agencies concerned to punish those that flout anti-bird flu directives.

The city?s Pasteur Institute also announced Thursday that a man?s Wednesday death in which bird flu had allegedly been the cause was in fact a case of pneumonia, not the avian virus.

Of the 106 human bird flu cases confirmed in Vietnam since 2003, 52 have been fatal.

The latest confirmed victim was an 11-year-old boy who died last week in the northern province of Ha Nam.

Ten provinces, mostly in the north, have reported outbreaks of the disease this year, but health officials said Monday that the Mekong Delta faced the risk of a massive outbreak due to free-range duck breeding and the poor control of poultry transport and trade in several provinces.

Source: SGGP

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Bird flu ravages central Vietnam province

An outbreak of bird flu is sweeping through the central province of Quang Nam, felling fowls and forcing authorities to cull a further 26,660 birds.
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They destroyed 7,000 eggs and 1,250 ducks Monday after finding signs of the H5N1 virus that causes the disease.

Seven communes in four districts ? Nui Thanh, Thang Binh, Dai Loc and Tien Phuoc ? have been affected.

Nguyen Ngoc Quang, vice chairman of the Quang Nam People?s Committee, instructed local authorities to focus on disinfecting affected areas and containing the spread of the disease.

Until mid-March only Nui Thanh had reported outbreaks.

Reported by Ho Trong

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=2><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Hanoi (VNA) ? Most provinces affected by bird flu have done well in stamping out the disease, with three out of four hit localities reporting no new outbreaks for the past two weeks.

At a meeting of the national steering committee on bird flu prevention on April 1, Deputy Minister of the Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong hailed central Quang Binh and southern Soc Trang and Cam Mau provinces for their success.

Only central Quang Nam province reported three new outbreaks in the week from March 25-April 1.

The committee asked localities to tighten veterinary checks in cities and populous areas and continue to vaccinate their poultry stock.

The World Organisation for Animal Health has recently given Vietnam 20 million doses of avian influenza vaccine, in addition to 60 million doses Vietnam has ordered.-:tiphat: </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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[Giuseppe]

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[AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, VIETNAM, OIE, UPDATES] Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Vietnam
Information received on 01/04/2008 from Mr Bui Quang Anh, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, HANOI, Vietnam

? Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 18
Start date 07/12/2006
Date of first confirmation of the event 19/12/2006
Report date 01/04/2008
Date submitted to OIE 03/04/2008
Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence 10/08/2006
Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N1
Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
Related reports Immediate notification (19/12/2006)
Follow-up report No. 1 (04/01/2007)
Follow-up report No. 2 (17/01/2007)
Follow-up report No. 3 (27/02/2007)
Follow-up report No. 4 (23/03/2007)
Follow-up report No. 5 (02/04/2007)
Follow-up report No. 6 (17/05/2007)
Follow-up report No. 7 (24/05/2007)
Follow-up report No. 8 (07/06/2007)
Follow-up report No. 9 (05/07/2007)
Follow-up report No. 10 (14/09/2007)
Follow-up report No. 11 (11/10/2007)
Follow-up report No. 12 (31/10/2007)
Follow-up report No. 13 (12/11/2007)
Follow-up report No. 14 (07/01/2008)
Follow-up report No. 15 (01/02/2008)
Follow-up report No. 16 (23/02/2008)
Follow-up report No. 17 (12/03/2008)
Follow-up report No. 18 (01/04/2008)

? New outbreaks
* Outbreak 1 - Binh Phung, Binh Que, Thang Binh, QUANG BINH
Date of start of the outbreak 10/03/2008
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
*Birds - 315 - 75 - 75 - 240 - 0
Affected population 75-days-old unvaccinated ducks
* Outbreak 2 - Luong Sao, Coc San, Bat Xat, LAO CAI
Date of start of the outbreak 03/03/2008
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
*Birds - 434 - 317 - 317 - 117 - 0
Affected population unvaccinated free-ranging ducks.
* Outbreak 3 - An Dong, Tam Anh Bac, Nui Thanh, QUANG NAM
Date of start of the outbreak 25/03/2008
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
*Birds - 750 - 63 - 63 - 687 - 0
Affected population Outbreak occurred in a village duck flock which had one thirds of the birds vaccinated since 12 March.
* Outbreak 4 - Tan Thinh, Xuan Thuy, Le Thuy, QUANG NAM
Date of start of the outbreak 10/03/2008
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
* Birds - 315 - 75 - 75 - 240 - 0
Affected population 60-day-old unvaccinated ducks
* Outbreak 5 - Phu Trung, Dai Hiep, Dai Loc, QUANG NAM
Date of start of the outbreak 24/03/2008
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
* Birds - 56 - 56 - 56 - 0 - 0
Affected population unvaccinated village chickens and muscovy ducks.
* Outbreak 6 - Tien Cuong, Phu Gia, Bao Thang, LAO CAI
Date of start of the outbreak 03/03/2008
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
* Birds - 252 - 189 - 189 - 63 - 0
Affected population unvaccinated village chickens and ducks.
* Outbreak 7 - Nang Keo, Hiep Tung, Nam Can, CA MAU
Date of start of the outbreak 13/03/2008
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
* Birds - 90 - 30 - 30 - 60 - 0
Affected population unvaccinated muscovy ducks.
* Outbreak 8 - Lung Vai, Lung Vai, Muong Khuong, LAO CAI
Date of start of the outbreak 28/02/2008
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
* Birds - 758 - 744 - 744 - 14 - 0
Affected population unvaccinated village chickens and ducks.
* Outbreak 9 - Ba Bau, Tam Xuan, Nui Thanh, QUANG NAM
Date of start of the outbreak 16/03/2008
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
* Birds - 470 - 90 - 90 - 380 - 0
Affected population 70-days-old unvaccinated village ducks
* Outbreak 10 - Vinh Binh, Vinh Bien, Nga Nam, SOC TRANG
Date of start of the outbreak 07/03/2008
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
*Birds - 1300 - 900 - 900 - 400 - 0
Affected population 55-day-old unvaccinated ducks
* Outbreak 11 - Phu Ngoc, Tam Phu, Tam Ky, QUANG NAM
Date of start of the outbreak 16/03/2008
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
* Birds - 200 - 55 - 55 - 145 - 0
Affected population 55-day-old unvaccinated ducks

? Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 11
Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
* Birds - 4940 - 2594 - 2594 - 2346 - 0
Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
*Birds - 52.51% - 52.51% - 100.00% - 100.00%
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

? Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Introduction of new live animals
Illegal movement of animals
Fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.)

? Control measures
Measures applied Quarantine
Movement control inside the country
Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
Modified stamping out
No vaccination
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied Screening
Zoning
Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
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[Giuseppe]

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[About civet cats.]
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[AVIAN INFLUENZA, VIETNAM, OIE, UPDATES] Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Vietnam

Information received on 04/04/2008 from Mr Bui Quang Anh, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, HANOI, Vietnam

? Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 1 (Final report)
Start date 02/03/2008
Date of first confirmation of the event 12/03/2008
Report date 04/04/2008
Date submitted to OIE 04/04/2008
Date event resolved 04/04/2008
Reason for notification Change in epidemiology
New disease agent No
New vector No
New host species Wild species
Increased pathogenicity No
Zoonotic impact No
Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N1
This event pertains to the whole country
Related reports Immediate notification (12/03/2008)
Follow-up report No. 1 (04/04/2008)

? Outbreaks
There are no new outbreaks in this report

? Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive

? Epidemiological comments
Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: Vietnam informed the OIE that in 2005 some cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were identified in civets and were not notified to the OIE.

? Control measures
Measures applied No vaccination
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied No other measures
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FAO Update from ProMed:

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AVIAN INFLUENZA - MBDS REGION (39): VIET NAM, FAO
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Date: Fri 23 May 2008
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Viet Nam [edited]
<http://www.fao.org.vn/new1.pdf>


Currently, 3 provinces -- Can Tho, Tra Vinh and Long An -- have
reported HPAI [Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza] in poultry in the
last 21 days.

On [19 May 2008], DAH [Department of Animal Health] reported HPAI in
Tan Quy hamlet, Truong Lac, O Mon district, Can Tho city on [17 May
2008], in 180-day-old unknown duck flock (no quarantine and
vaccination certificates), where 500 out of 2550 died on [18 May
2008]. The whole flock has been culled after being confirmed positive
by laboratory [tests].

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Communicated by:
ProMED-MBDS Rapporteur Vern Weitzel

[The above report mentions a new H5N1 outbreak in poultry from Ca Mau
province. The previous outbreak in Ca Mau province occurred in Truong
Long commune of Phong Dien district.

Currently, 3 provinces have being affected by H5N1 outbreaks within
the last 21 days -- Can Tho, Tra Vinh and Long An. Information on
prior outbreaks in these provinces that were reported to the UN Food
and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) are available in the prior
PRO/MBDS posting Avian influenza - MBDS region (38): Viet Nam, FAO
20080517.1642.

For maps of Viet Nam with provinces, see
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/vietnam_admin01.jpg> and
<http://www.angelfire.com/co/hongnam/vnmap.html>.

The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Viet Nam can be accessed at
<http://healthmap.org/promed?v=14.9,108.5,5>. This map shows other
outbreaks in Viet Nam and surrounding countries that have been
reported on ProMED-mail. The postings can be directly accessed
through this map.
- Mod.YMA]

[see also:
Avian influenza - MBDS region (38): Viet Nam, FAO 20080517.1642
Avian influenza - MBDS region (37): Viet Nam (Long An) 20080516.1632
Avian influenza - MBDS Region (36): Viet Nam (Tra Vinh) 20080510.1590
Avian influenza - MBDS region (35): Viet Nam (Can Tho) 20080508.1568
Avian influenza - MBDS Region (34): Viet Nam (Vinh Long) 20080506.1547
Avian influenza - MBDS Region (33): Viet Nam (Son La) 20080428.1464
Avian influenza - MBDS region (32): Viet Nam (Can Tho) 20080422.1423
Avian influenza - MBDS region (31): Viet Nam 20080409.1303
Avian influenza - MBDS region (30): Viet Nam, FAO 20080404.1243
Avian influenza - MBDS region (29): Viet Nam (Quang Nam) 20080328.1161
Avian influenza - MBDS region (28): Viet Nam, Thailand 20080326.1134
Avian Influenza - MBDS Region (27): Viet Nam, FAO 2 0080320.1068
Avian influenza - MBDS region (25): Viet Nam 20080318.1052
Avian influenza - MBDS region (24): Viet Nam (Soc Trang) 20080314.1023
Avian influenza - MBDS region (23): Viet Nam (Ninh Binh), FAO 20080312.0996
Avian influenza - MBDS region (22): Viet Nam (Quang Tri), FAO 20080310.0975
Avian influenza - MBDS region (21): Viet Nam, Laos 20080307.0937
Avian influenza - MBDS region (20): Viet Nam, Myanmar (OIE) 20080304.0890
Avian influenza - MBDS region (19): Viet Nam, FAO 20080303.0877
Avian influenza - MBDS region (18): Viet Nam, FAO 20080301.0840
Avian influenza - MBDS region (16): Viet Nam, FAO, OIE 20080225.0765
Avian influenza - MBDS region (14): Viet Nam 20080220.0678
Avian influenza - MBDS region (13): Viet Nam, Laos 20080219.0665
Avian influenza - MBDS region (12): Viet Nam, FAO 20080215.0593
Avian influenza - MBDS region (09): Viet Nam, Thailand, RFI 20080202.0425
Avian influenza - MBDS region (05): Viet Nam, Thailand 20080124.0303
Avian influenza - MBDS region (04): Viet Nam, FAO 20080111.0145
Avian influenza - MBDS region (03): Viet Nam, RFI 20080109.0120
2007
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Avian influenza - MBDS region (57): Viet Nam (Tra Vinh), RFI 20071228.4161
Avian influenza - MBDS region (56): Viet Nam, H7N3, RFI 20071224.4127
Avian influenza - MBDS region (55): Viet Nam, RFI 20071220.4094
Avian influenza - MBDS region (54): Viet Nam, RFI 20071214.4025
Avian influenza - MBDS region (52): Viet Nam, RFI 20071127.3832
Avian influenza - MBDS region (51): Viet Nam (Ha Nam) 20071108.3624
Avian influenza - MBDS region (50): Viet Nam, FAO 20071105.3594
Avian influenza - MBDS region (49): Viet Nam, FAO 20071031.3538
Avian influenza - MBDS region (48): Viet Nam (Cao Bang), FAO 20071026.3480
Avian influenza - MBDS region (46): Viet Nam (Quang Tri) 20071025.3464
Avian influenza - MBDS region (45): Viet Nam (Tra Vinh) 20071012.3343
Avian influenza - MBDS region (44): Thailand (Phichit), RFI 20070928.3207
Avian influenza - MBDS region (40): Viet Nam 20070831.2870
Avian influenza - MBDS region (37): Viet Nam, illegal transport 20070713.2249
Avian influenza - MBDS region (36): Viet Nam, vaccination policy 20070712.2230
Avian influenza - MBDS region (35): Viet Nam (Dien Bien, Ca Mau) 20070712.2224
Avian influenza - MBDS region (34): Viet Nam (Ca Mau), RFI 20070709.2183
Avian influenza - MBDS region (33): Viet Nam, vaccination 20070705.2136
Avian influenza - MBDS region (32): Viet Nam (Quang Ninh) 20070629.2086
Avian influenza - MBDS region (31): Viet Nam (Bac Giang) 20070619.1981
Avian influenza - MBDS region (30): Viet Nam (Cao Bang) 20070616.1963
Avian influenza - MBDS region (29): Viet Nam (Ha Tinh) 20070614.1944
Avian influenza - MBDS region (27): Viet Nam, Prevalence, RFI 20070613.1923
Avian influenza - MBDS region (26): Viet Nam (Phu Tho) 20070607.1859
Avian influenza - MBDS region (25): Viet Nam: RFI 20070607.1839
Avian influenza - MBDS region (24): Viet Nam 20070601.1774
Avian influenza - MBDS region (23): Viet Nam 20070530.1745
Avian influenza - MBDS region (22): Viet Nam 20070529.1717
Avian influenza - MBDS region (21): Viet Nam 20070525.1672
Avian influenza - MBDS region (20): Viet Nam 20070524.1657
Avian influenza - MBDS region (19): Viet Nam 20070522.1635
Avian influenza - MBDS region (18): Viet Nam, RFI 20070506.1464
Avian influenza - MBDS region (13): Viet Nam (Ca Mau) 20070331.1101
Avian influenza - MBDS region (12): Thailand, Viet Nam, collab. 20070327.1054
Avian influenza - MBDS region (05): Laos, Viet Nam 20070309.0836
Avian influenza - MBDS region (04): Viet Nam 20070308.0822
Avian influenza - MBDS region (02): Viet Nam 20070226.0697]
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