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08:10, July 12, 2007 |
Bird flu has hit two more Vietnameseprovinces, while several localities nationwide have met criteria for announcing an end to bird flu outbreaks in their territory, according to a local veterinary agency on Wednesday.
The disease, since July 5, killed about 500 ducks raised by sixhouseholds in northern Dien Bien province's Dien Bien district, the Department of Animal Health under the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said, noting that specimens fromthe affected poultry have been tested positive to bird flu virus strain H5N1.
On July 2, bird flu has also been found in a flock of 14 ducks raised by a household in southern Ca Mau province's Dam Doi district, causing nine ducks affected and five others dead, said the department, adding that the provincial veterinary bureau has slaughtered all fowls in the affected flock.
Bird flu, starting to strike Vietnam in December 2003, has hit 20 Vietnamese cities and provinces since early May.
To prevent the disease's spread, the Vietnamese government has called for more efforts in the fight against bird flu, mainly by strengthening bird flu vaccination among poultry and tightening management over poultry egg hatcheries.
The country has so far this year vaccinated 154.3 million fowls,including 85.6 million chickens, 65.11 million ducks and 3.59 million white-winged ducks, said the department.
Source: Xinhua
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