H5N1 virus

Update news H5N1 virus

H5N1-infected quails destroyed in Tien Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 26,000 quails infected with the avian flu virus of the H5N1 type have been destroyed in Tien Giang Province in the past month, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Swallow bird flu under control

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has reported no more swallows (salanganes) have been found infected with avian flu H5N1 virus in the past three weeks.

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 Bird flu H5N1 virus causes new death; Toll fees to double at My Loc Station in Nam Dinh Province; HCM City to reclaim wrongly used land; Bridges shelter illegal businesses

Mekong Delta warned of bird flu spread

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bird flu has recurred in Hau Giang and Kien Giang provinces, and the epidemic is likely to spread across the Mekong Delta.