Vietnam declares bird flu emergency

HANOI, Vietnam, Feb. 11 (UPI) — The government of Vietnam has announced emergency measures to prevent the spread of a bird flu epidemic from poultry to humans.
Thousands of infected birds have been culled since Type A bird flu was discovered in seven provinces, the Vietnam news service VNS reported Wednesday.
The latest province to suffer an [...]

Nine arrested in Vietnam for preventing chicken cull

Vietnamese police said yesterday they had arrested nine people for trying to stop chickens being taken as part of a cull aimed at preventing the spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus.
The nine were arrested Saturday, a Hanoi police source said, without elaborating.
State media said about 100 residents of the capital’s Thuong Tin district had [...]

Bird flu hits five provinces in Vietnam

Hanoi – An outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu virus has spread to four provinces in southern Vietnam and one in the centre of the country, a government official said Monday.
Hoang Van Nam, deputy head of Vietnam’s Animal Health Department, said thousands of fowl had been infected in the Mekong Delta provinces [...]

Vietnam: Nine Detained Over Bird Flu Fracas

HANOI, VIETNAM: Vietnamese police detained nine people suspected of having led a mob of villagers who prevented authorities last week from destroying chickens to stop the spread of bird flu, authorities said Monday (9 Feb).
The nine villagers were detained Saturday (7 Feb) in Thuong Tin district just outside Hanoi where the brawl occurred Thursday (5 [...]

Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu case this year

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Sunday, February 8, 2009
HANOI, Vietnam: A melee broke out in northern Vietnam when more than 100 villagers prevented authorities from destroying chickens to stop the spread of bird flu, officials said Sunday as the country announced its second H5N1 case.
About 100 villagers in Thuong Tin district just outside Hanoi overwhelmed police and health [...]

Bird flu outbreak occurs in central Vietnam

HANOI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in Nghe An, a central province of Vietnam, the local newspaper Liberty Saigon reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from the provincial People’s Committee.
The outbreak was spotted at the Dien Hong commune, causing the death of nearly 1,000 poultry. [...]

Vietnam plans human trials of bird-flu vaccine

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Hanoi – A Vietnamese pharmaceuticals company is to begin testing an avian influenza vaccine in humans this week, the company’s director confirmed Tuesday. Nguyen Thu Van – director of Vabiotech, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology – said human trials would begin later this week and run for eight months.
Vabiotech has [...]

Bird flu kills four civets in Vietnam national park

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HANOI, March 11 (Reuters) – Bird flu killed four civets in a Vietnamese national park, the second time the rare type of mammal was reported to have died there of the H5N1 virus since 2005, a park official said on Tuesday.
Four endangered Owston’s palm civets died early last month at Cuc Phuong park and tests [...]

Vietnam on high bird flu alert after new poultry outbreaks: govt

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HANOI (AFP) — Vietnam is on high alert over bird flu after the virus killed thousands of birds in three provinces, having claimed its third human victim of the year last week, the communist government said Wednesday.
The north of Vietnam has been in the grip of a cold snap that has lasted for over a [...]

Dead poultry raises bird flu alarm in Vietnam

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HANOI, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Dead poultry have been found in rivers and streams in northern Vietnam, a sign of a possible new bird flu outbreak during a prolonged cold spell, officials said on Tuesday.
The Agriculture Ministry said in a report that callers to an animal health department hotline reported large numbers of dead birds [...]