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Deadly ingredient in H5N1
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Deadly ingredient in H5N1

A large study of flu genotypes has identified an ingredient, which may help explain the deadly danger of the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

December 14, 2018
Singapore: Production of rapid detection H5N1
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Singapore: Production of rapid detection H5N1

The Singapore medical laboratory in collaboration with ST Microelectronics plans to launch the world's first single-use flu diagnostic test later this year.

December 14, 2018
Continue to prevent bird flu
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Continue to prevent bird flu

The Department of Animal Health stated that it is possible to launch a new outbreak of avian influenza in February ... Although there is no province or city that has bir…

December 14, 2018
Only 14 provinces have avian influenza
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Only 14 provinces have avian influenza

The Department of Animal Health announced that currently there are only 14 provinces and cities where outbreaks have occurred less than 21 days, at 187 communes and ward…

December 14, 2018
Avian influenza occurs in Quang Tri
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Avian influenza occurs in Quang Tri

Bird flu occurs in a household raising ducks in Gio Phong commune, Gio Linh district (Quang Tri) on November 22, killing more than 500 ducks. SDAH destroyed culled 5,000…

December 14, 2018
Tet: The risk of relapse of the flu
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Tet: The risk of relapse of the flu

In the past 50 days, Vietnam has not recorded cases of influenza A / H5N1 in humans. But the coming of the Lunar New Year, there is still the potential of pandemic flu .…

December 14, 2018
Anise is a raw material for Tamiflu
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Anise is a raw material for Tamiflu

Anise fruit is becoming the savior of countries with avian influenza because it is the main ingredient for making Tamiflu antiviral drug. In Vietnam, it was planted in t…

December 14, 2018
Thanh Hoa continues to translate
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Thanh Hoa continues to translate

On November 27, the Department of Animal Health announced on 25 and 26 November avian influenza outbreaks in 3 poultry households in 3 communes and wards of Trieu Son, H…

December 14, 2018
Virus variant found in bird flu patients
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Virus variant found in bird flu patients

Studies show that the H5N1 avian influenza virus in Chinese patients has changed compared to this virus in avian influenza patients in Vietnam, the Chinese Ministry of H…

December 14, 2018
Do not destroy breeding birds in the epidemic area
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Do not destroy breeding birds in the epidemic area

National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention has issued a guiding document: Breeding establishments in epidemic areas do not have to destroy poultry flocks…

December 14, 2018
Nearly 200 communes recurred bird flu
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Nearly 200 communes recurred bird flu

Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said that, until yesterday (November 29), avian influenza has recurred in 199 communes and wa…

December 14, 2018
Strict control of cases of pneumonia-negative H5N1
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Strict control of cases of pneumonia-negative H5N1

On the afternoon of November 30, Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan asked establishments to treat patients with influenza A to closely monitor severe cases of pne…

December 14, 2018