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Communication campaign to prevent bird flu
On January 24, the Ministry of Health and the United Nations launched a media campaign to control the spread of bird flu. According to the Ministry of Health, since Nove…
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Avian influenza virus variants on pigs and cats
Yesterday, Chinese scientists confirmed that two sick pigs in Bali (Indonesia) were indeed caused by bird flu. Viruses in two pigs are a variant of H5N1.
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H5 strain virus appeared in England and spread in Japan
On February 2, the British veterinary agency announced that the H5 strain of avian influenza has been detected on 1,000 dead chickens at a chicken farm in northeast Lond…
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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…
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Issue new guidelines for diagnosis and prevention of infection with influenza A (H5N1) in humans
The Ministry of Health has issued new guidelines on diagnosis, management and prevention of influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans. This document replaces the guidelines…
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Bird flu is complicated in Asia
Avian influenza is continuing to cause concern in Asia after Indonesia has more people died of bird flu and many are hospitalized for suspected infection. Meanwhile, Jap…
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Avian influenza outbreak in Japan after 2 years
Japan has just confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in Miyazaki Prefecture, 900 km southwest of Tokyo. This is the first outbreak in Japan since 2005.
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The bird flu has spread to 7 provinces
The Animal Health Department's report said on January 14 there were positive results of H5N1 influenza virus infection on ducks in Tra Con B village, My Huong commune, M…
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Please check that the bird died despite vaccination
Yesterday afternoon 17-1, Department of Animal Health issued a letter to the Regional Animal Health Center of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong Veterinary Department and Long…
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4 more communes have avian influenza
* Department of Animal Health said on January 18 in Bac Lieu, bird flu spreads more in two livestock households in Phong Thanh Dong communes (Gia Rai district), Chau Tho…
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The strain of avian influenza in Korea differs in Southeast Asia
Last month's outbreak of avian influenza in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea, was caused by a strain of H5N1 virus different from the H5N1 strain in Southeast A…
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Avian influenza re-emerges in Vietnam
The first outbreak appeared on December 6 in Khanh Hung commune, Tran Van Thoi district, Ca Mau province, killing more than 2,500 poultry. One day later, Bac Lieu provin…
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The new flu pandemic could kill 62 million people
A similarly dangerous influenza virus that once caused the Spanish flu in 1918 could kill 62 million people in the world if it breaks out again, Crawl researchers
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Do not let bird flu continue to spread
On December 22, the Prime Minister has sent Electricity to ministries, ministerial-level agencies and government-attached agencies; National Steering Committee for preve…
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Bird flu threatens to
In the afternoon of December 26, at the meeting of the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza, Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Deve…