Friday, October 14, 2011

Vietnam H5N1 Birdflu Update

14/10/2011
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At present, the disease is a threat can not be ignored.


Forecast in the last months of 2011, the risk of dangerous epidemics continue to arise and spread is very high.
Caused by the bird flu virus has changed and not have appropriate vaccines, foot and mouth disease virus and blue ear is widely circulated within the herd were clinically cured. In particular, the import of livestock and poultry through the border is still complicated.

As reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in September, there were 3,764 chickens, 3,238 ducks, 82 thousand children infected with the flu.

From the beginning of the year, the country has 21 provinces where bird flu outbreaks

Notably, the country still five outbreaks of avian influenza in the province of Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, Thai Binh

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