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AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIET NAM (BAC LIEU, CA MAU, HA GIANG)
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ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007
From: Joe Dudley
Source: Thanhnien news [translated by Tuong Nhi; edited]
More poultry deaths and infected sites have been reported in Vietnam's Hau Giang, Ca Mau and Bac Lieu provinces in the last 2 days.
Nguyen Hien Trung, head of Hau Giang's animal health department, said a new site had been identified in Vi Thuy district yesterday [1 Jan 2007] after a dead bird had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus strain.
A total of 3 communes in 2 districts had bird flu, he said.
Luong Ngoc Lan, head of Bac Lieu's department of agriculture and rural development, said more poultry deaths had been reported in Hong Dan, Hoa Binh, Vinh Loi, and Gia Rai districts on Sunday [31 Dec 2006].
The dead birds had tested H5N1 positive in Hong Dan and Hoa Binh while results were awaited from the other 2 districts, Lan said.
In Ca Mau many poultry reportedly died Monday [1 Jan 2007].
The epidemic has hit at least 13 districts in the 3 provinces, prompting the slaughter of tens of thousands of fowl. Four people in Bac Lieu and 2 in Soc Trang provinces have been hospitalized with bird flu symptoms.
Last week Vietnam launched a national anti-bird flu campaign to stamp out the epidemic.
At least 42 people have died of the H5N1 virus in Vietnam since 2003 with the latest case reported in November 2005.
[Byline: Tuoi Tre, Nguoi Lao Dong]
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Joseph P. Dudley, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist,
Biosecurity and Biosurveillance
EAI Corporation
Arlington, VA 22203
Email:
AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIET NAM (BAC LIEU, CA MAU, HA GIANG)
******************************************************
A ProMED-mail post
ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007
From: Joe Dudley
Source: Thanhnien news [translated by Tuong Nhi; edited]
More poultry deaths and infected sites have been reported in Vietnam's Hau Giang, Ca Mau and Bac Lieu provinces in the last 2 days.
Nguyen Hien Trung, head of Hau Giang's animal health department, said a new site had been identified in Vi Thuy district yesterday [1 Jan 2007] after a dead bird had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus strain.
A total of 3 communes in 2 districts had bird flu, he said.
Luong Ngoc Lan, head of Bac Lieu's department of agriculture and rural development, said more poultry deaths had been reported in Hong Dan, Hoa Binh, Vinh Loi, and Gia Rai districts on Sunday [31 Dec 2006].
The dead birds had tested H5N1 positive in Hong Dan and Hoa Binh while results were awaited from the other 2 districts, Lan said.
In Ca Mau many poultry reportedly died Monday [1 Jan 2007].
The epidemic has hit at least 13 districts in the 3 provinces, prompting the slaughter of tens of thousands of fowl. Four people in Bac Lieu and 2 in Soc Trang provinces have been hospitalized with bird flu symptoms.
Last week Vietnam launched a national anti-bird flu campaign to stamp out the epidemic.
At least 42 people have died of the H5N1 virus in Vietnam since 2003 with the latest case reported in November 2005.
[Byline: Tuoi Tre, Nguoi Lao Dong]
--
Joseph P. Dudley, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist,
Biosecurity and Biosurveillance
EAI Corporation
Arlington, VA 22203
Email:
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