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South Korea confirmed the outbreak of bird flu
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South Korea confirmed the outbreak of bird flu

The Seoul government has confirmed that South Korean authorities have been forced to destroy thousands of ducks when the bird flu broke out for the first time in the cou…

December 14, 2018
H7N3: Viruses are common in birds
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H7N3: Viruses are common in birds

H7N3 is a very common type of influenza A virus in birds, according to a recent report by a group of US-Canadian scientists.

December 14, 2018
Breeding environment is full of H5N1 virus
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Breeding environment is full of H5N1 virus

Recent tests of the National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis in Ha Tay show that nearly 100% of the swarms of geese carry the H5N1 strain. In some localities, typically…

December 14, 2018
H5N1 recurred in Germany
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H5N1 recurred in Germany

The bird flu has recurred in Bavaria, southern Germany, when experts confirmed that dead ducks on a farm in the state were due to H5N1 infection.

December 14, 2018
Avian flu broke out in many localities
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Avian flu broke out in many localities

The Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) has just officially confirmed that the bird flu has re-emerged in a series of communes in…

December 14, 2018
Five countries banned entry of British poultry
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Five countries banned entry of British poultry

South Korea and Hong Kong are the latest countries and territories to ban imports of poultry from the United Kingdom after an outbreak of H5N1 at a turkey farm in Suffol…

December 14, 2018
Avian influenza is complicated
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Avian influenza is complicated

Information from the Department of Animal Health on January 4, said that bird flu occurs in 34 communes and wards of 15 districts of 3 provinces: Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Ha…

December 14, 2018
H5N1 virus has a genetic variation
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H5N1 virus has a genetic variation

The public is worried about a global pandemic, as the World Health Organization's previous warning. But does this happen?

December 14, 2018
Vietnam: Avian influenza threatens to reappear?
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Vietnam: Avian influenza threatens to reappear?

In early August last year, two more suspected cases of H5N1 were found on people who died despite a negative test. While the weather in the last months of the year is su…

December 14, 2018