Wild animals died of H5N1 in Cuc Phuong

Since the Mau Ty New Year to the beginning of March 2008, Cuc Phuong National Park has caused nearly 20 animal cases of dead animal disease. Most likely the H5N1 virus has caused this disease.

The new Hanoi newspaper, released on March 10, adds: The number of dead animals includes: 1 Culi, 2 Pentagrams, 2 tapons, 6 plows and 5 crests. Cuc Phuong's technical staff sent 4 samples of plowing (died before February 22, 2008) to the Ho Chi Minh City Tropical Hospital to find the cause.

On February 27, 2008, it was determined that these samples were infected with H5N1 virus. To have a firm basis, on February 28, 2008, samples were sent to the National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis.

Young civets are easily infected.(Photo: VNN)

Ho Chi Minh City's Law on 10 March quoted Mr. To Long Thanh - Deputy Director of the National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis, said: he had detected a positive sample of H5N1 influenza virus on the civet. The center is clarifying the cause and isolating the virus to see if it looks like the H5N1 virus has spread from poultry to humans.

The problem is that so far there has been no such phenomenon as the death of a civet. The sick civet on the 2nd day died, only 2 weeks died to 6 individuals . Will the H5N1 virus be the main cause for the animal epidemic in Cuc Phuong? Does H5N1 in the civet have spread to humans and cause death to humans like a source of disease spread from poultry?

So far this has not been confirmed (because the specimens of some other dead individuals are negative for H5N1), but the National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis still recommends that Cuc Phuong forest leaders take care and follow. supervising shouting closely, if there is a sick individual, they must send the sample right to the Center to determine the cause, isolate the virus.

Earlier, in June 2005, three civets in the National Park were also killed by bird flu. These civets are born in captivity and they are infected by eating infected poultry.

Cuc Phuong National Park has also been continuously applying biosafety measures (biosafety) to prevent people and individuals living in Cuc Phuong populations.

The Force (synthesized)