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New bird flu outbreak in Vietnam | New bird flu outbreak in Vietnam |
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Vietnam has confirmed a lethal H5N1 bird flu outbreak among its domestic poultry in the south of the country. | Vietnam has confirmed a lethal H5N1 bird flu outbreak among its domestic poultry in the south of the country. |
Some 5,500 ducks and 500 chickens have died in the last two weeks in two provinces on the Mekong Delta, health ministry officials said. | Some 5,500 ducks and 500 chickens have died in the last two weeks in two provinces on the Mekong Delta, health ministry officials said. |
The government said there was "an extremely high risk" of it spreading widely in the delta region. | The government said there was "an extremely high risk" of it spreading widely in the delta region. |
Vietnam has been free of human cases of bird flu for a year, following a large culling and vaccination drive. | Vietnam has been free of human cases of bird flu for a year, following a large culling and vaccination drive. |
The last known major outbreak among birds was in December 2005. | |
In the latest cases, all the poultry found dead were hatched illegally in the provinces of Ca Mau and Bac Lieu, health officials said. | In the latest cases, all the poultry found dead were hatched illegally in the provinces of Ca Mau and Bac Lieu, health officials said. |
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"The risk of bird flu widely spreading in the Mekong delta is extremely high because farmers have thrown dead poultry into water channels for a long time," the Animal Health Department said in a report. | "The risk of bird flu widely spreading in the Mekong delta is extremely high because farmers have thrown dead poultry into water channels for a long time," the Animal Health Department said in a report. |
Bird flu first arrived in the Mekong delta in late 2003 and has since killed 42 people in the country. | Bird flu first arrived in the Mekong delta in late 2003 and has since killed 42 people in the country. |
As of 29 November 2006, the World Health Organization confirmed 258 cases of H5N1 in humans worldwide, leading to 154 deaths. | As of 29 November 2006, the World Health Organization confirmed 258 cases of H5N1 in humans worldwide, leading to 154 deaths. |
Vietnamese officials have been calling on people to remain vigilant as the Northern Hemisphere winter sets in. | |
In previous years, most human cases have been recorded between December and May, and the H5N1 virus survives longer in cooler conditions. |
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