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Some 550 ducks in Vietnam (http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/vietnam.html)'s southern Ninh Thuan province have died with symptoms of head oedema and diarrhea over the past two days and their specimens have been taken to test for bird flu (http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/zhuanti/Zhuanti_380.html) viruses, the local newspaper Youth reported Tuesday.
Bird flu outbreaks, starting in the country in December 2003, have killed and led to the forced culling of dozens of millions of fowls. The last outbreak of bird flu among poultry in Vietnam was in December 2005, according to the Department of Animal Health under the country's Ministry of Agriculture (http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/organs/statecouncil.shtml#agr) and Rural Development.
To prevent potential bird flu outbreaks, Vietnam has recently banned transport of fowls, cattle and related products in public transport means, beefed up management and inspection of their transport, slaughtering, trade and import, combated poultry smuggling more fiercely, enforced the existing ban on raising fowls in inner areas of major cities, and continued bird flu vaccination.
In a move to prevent the disease among humans, Vietnam's National Anti-Bird flu Steering Committee has proposed relevant agencies check body temperature of those entering the country via the international airports of Noi Bai in the capital of Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam has detected 93 bird flu patients, including 42 fatalities, in 32 localities since the disease started to hit the country in December 2003, the country's Health Ministry said on Aug. 21, noting that it has seen no new human cases of infections since mid-November 2005.
Source: Xinhua
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H5N1 VIRUS FOUND IN VIETNAMESE DUCKS
August 26, 2006 (Agence France-Presse)
Hanoi -- Vietnam said Saturday the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu had been detected in a flock of ducks in the southern Mekong Delta, raising fears of a resurgence of the virus.
The H5N1 strain was found in unvaccinated ducks that showed no symptoms, in Thanh Phu district of Ben Tre province, said the animal health department in an online statement that did not mention how many animals tested positive.
“Monitoring has shown that the highly virulent strain of the bird flu virus is circulating among waterfowl, especially those that have not been vaccinated,” said the department.
“Therefore, the risk of a resurgence of bird flu in the near future is high, particularly in provinces with large flocks of waterfowl.”
Vietnam — the country worst hit by H5N1 after Indonesia, with 42 human deaths since late 2003 -- has reported no new human cases this year.
However, the H5N1 virus remains widespread and could trigger more animal and human outbreaks, experts warn. Ducks and other waterfowl can carry and spread the virus without showing symptoms themselves.
Earlier this month, four ducks from two farms in the same province were found to carry the H5 virus in laboratory tests carried out by the Ho Chi Minh City regional Animal Health Centre.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung this week urged local authorities to increase their vigilance and to be on the lookout for illegal poultry imports from virus-hit neighbouring countries.
Source (http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2006/August/theworld_August895.xml§ion=theworld&col=)
Curiously, less than 10 miles from where the above dead ducks report is another report of dying cows from a few days ago. http://english.people.com.cn/200608/11/eng20060811_292222.html
Anyway, more infected birds in a market in the capital.
Ducks in Vietnamese capital contract bird flu virus
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HANOI, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Two ducks in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi city, have been infected with bird flu virus, local newspaper Labor reported Wednesday.
Specimens from the ducks in a market in Thanh Tri district have been tested to positive to bird flu virus strain H5, the paper quoted sources from the country's Central Veterinary Center as saying.
Recently, Vietnam has also detected some waterfowls in the three southern provinces of Ben Tre, Long An and Tien Giang contracting bird flu viruses, including the strain H5.
Vietnam will form anti-bird flu task forces at both central and local levels to stamp out any disease outbreaks timely and comprehensively.
Bird flu outbreaks, starting in Vietnam in December 2003, have killed and led to the forced culling of dozens of millions of fowls. The last outbreak of bird flu among poultry in the country was in December 2005, according to the Department of Animal Health under the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Enditem
VIETNAM DETECTS SECOND BIRD FLU OUTBREAK THIS MONTH
VOA News (Some information for this report provided by AFP and AP)
August 26, 2006
Vietnam says the bird flu virus has been found in poultry in the southern Mekong Delta for the second time this month.
The Department of Animal Health said Saturday the H5N1 virus was detected in at least one duck in Ben Tre province.
Earlier this month, the bird flu virus was detected in ducks and geese in the same province.
Forty-two people have died of bird flu in Vietnam, which has the second highest number of human fatalities from the H5N1 strain of the virus after Indonesia.
However, Vietnam has not reported any cases of bird flu in humans this year, and health authorities have praised the country for its efforts to combat the virus since it surfaced there in 2003.
Medical experts are concerned the virus may change into a form that is easily spread from human to human.
Source: www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-26-voa9.cfm (http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-26-voa9.cfm)
More dead chickens...
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CHICKENS DIE EN MASS IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLAND PROVINCE
August 29, 2006 (Xinhua)
More than 1,100 chickens in Vietnam's central highland Kon Tum province have died with unidentified causes, Vietnam News Agency reported Monday.
Many chickens in two farms in Dak Ha district have died with symptoms of bleeding at anus and being affected with dysentery since mid-July.
Vietnam is taking drastic measures to prevent potential bird flu outbreaks. It will form anti-bird flu task forces at both central and local levels to stamp out any disease outbreaks timely and comprehensively.
Bird flu outbreaks, starting in Vietnam in December 2003, have killed and led to the forced culling of dozens of millions of fowls. The last outbreak of bird flu among poultry in the country was in December 2005, according to the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Source (http://www.birdflubreakingnews.com/templates/birdflu/window.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.people.com.cn% 2F200608%2F29%2Feng20060829_297584.html)
BIRD FLU SHOCK FOR VIETNAM AGAIN
August 27, 2006 (The Straits Times, from AP, AFP)
Hanoi -- Bird flu has been detected in Vietnamese poultry for the second time this month, igniting fears of a possible resurgence of the H5N1 virus in the country that has been praised for beating it back, officials said yesterday.
The virus was found in one duck in the southern Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, Mr Mai Van Hiep, director of the provincial animal health bureau, said.
He added that it was among eight samples taken from a farm rearing 45 ducks in Thanh Phu town.
All the ducks, none of which showed any bird flu symptom, were destroyed yesterday morning after the test result came back two days ago, Mr Hiep said.
The farm and surrounding areas were disinfected, he added.
Earlier this month, the H5N1 virus was detected in two ducks and two geese in random testing in the same town.
The government has imposed a ban on hatching and raising water fowl, which can carry the virus without showing symptoms.
However, the ban is largely ignored by farmers.
'The results of surveillance recently showed that a highly virulent bird flu virus is circulating in the water fowl, particularly in the water fowl which were not vaccinated,' the Animal Health Department said.
'The risk of bird flu resurgence... therefore is very high, particularly in provinces of high poultry density,' it said.
www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20060827_41960.html (http://www.asia1.com.sg/st/st_20060827_41960.html)
Banned the movement of cattle? Why?
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To prevent potential bird flu outbreaks, Vietnam has recently banned transport of fowls, cattle and related products in public transport means, beefed up management and inspection of their transport, slaughtering, trade and import, combated poultry smuggling more fiercely, enforced the existing ban on raising fowls in inner areas of major cities, and continued bird flu vaccination.
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Cattle hoofs can pick up a lot of manure - from any animal - and take it for a ride. (said by an old hoof-trimmer here)
Also, those "transport" vehicles might spread disease, despite their best efforts....whether in the bed, tires, or cab floor.
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