Vietnam´s central province announces bird flu return
submited by kickingbird at Dec, 28, 2005 11:6 AM from Xinhua News Agency
Some fowls in the two districts of Gio Linh and Trieu Phong, and the two towns of Quang Tri and Dong Ha have recently died of bird flu virus strain H5N1, said the provincial People´s Committeeon Monday.
However, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has yet to confirm the return of bird flu in Quang Tri. The ministry´s Department of Animal Health, on Dec. 26, announced that only seven localities, including the six northern provinces of Ninh Binh, SonLa, Thai Nguyen, Quang Ninh, Ha Giang and Yen Bai, and the central province of Thanh Hoa, have yet to meet the criteria (detecting nonew outbreaks for at least three weeks).
Since Oct. 1, a total of 21 cities and provinces of Vietnam have been hit by bird flu, which has killed and led to the forced culling of over 3.7 million fowls, the department said.
The Vietnamese government has recently instructed the agriculture and healthcare sectors to make greater efforts so that the country will see no bird flu outbreaks next year.
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