Vietnam: HPAI recurrence and spread to humans: with germ họa old

[This story mentions an 8th Province....Quang Tri]
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The year 2008, avian influenza appears only in 80 communes of 54 districts and towns of 27 provinces and cities nationwide. However, only since the beginning of the year to date, this disease was detected in 15 communes of 12 districts of 8 provinces: Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen, Ca Mau, Soc Trang, Nghe An, Hau Giang, Quang Ninh and Quang Tri. At least 23 thousand infected birds, dead and destroyed. Presently there are 6 provinces namely Ca Mau, Soc Trang, Nghe An, Hau Giang, Quang Tri and Quang Ninh have HPAI not last 21 days.
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In Quang Ninh, HPAI was detected in 9 of households in Port Na An Quang commune, Dam Ha district as 155 children die of a total 230 children influenza. On 6 / 2, Veterinary Department and provincial agencies veterinary region II test samples tested, positive results for avian influenza virus. At the same time, a patient severe pneumonia are treated in Quang Ninh province BVDK also about the epidemiology of central defined positive for influenza A H5N1 virus. Patients are also villages of Port Na, An Quang commune, Dam Ha district, infected before participating slaughter chickens as food in Chinese New Year festival.

Earlier, last month in 12/2008, a baby girl 8 years old village in Indonesia, Vietnam Dien commune, Ba Thuoc district, Thanh Hoa province also recorded positive for influenza A H5N1 virus. In the main then, animal health industry has discovered and destroyed nearly 9,000 infected poultry.