| Bird flu detected in 7 localities in Vietnam |
| | www.chinaview.cn 2004-07-13 11:25:17 |
HANOI, July 13
(Xinhuanet) -- Bird flu has recently reappeared in Vietnam's seven southern
cities and provinces, affecting over 35,600 fowls, according to a local
newspaper Tuesday.
As of July 11, the disease had hit the localities' 18 communes and wards, either killing or leading to the
forced killing of 22,470 chickens, 169 ducks and 13,000 quails, Liberation
Saigon quoted sources from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as
saying.
To curb the potential spread, Vietnam's Animal
Department has asked cities and provinces nationwide to strengthen surveillance
on transport and trade of poultry and their eggs. Fowls and eggs in provinces
stricken by bird flu for 21 days at most are not allowed to be transported out
of the localities.
In late March 2004, Vietnam declared an end to bird flu that killed 17 percent of its poultry population, and claimed 16 human lives since its outbreak in last December. A total of 43.2 million fowls nationwide either died or were culled, causing the local poultry industry to suffer direct losses of 1.3 trillion Vietnamese dong (82.8 million dollars). Enditem |
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