06.09.2012

Avian influenza H5N1 have increased significantly in several cities and provinces over the past three weeks, according to a report on the diseases released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Department of Animal Health. Seven provinces in Vietnam currently have avian influenza epidemics, with more than 180,000 poultry being culled. It seems that a new virus type appeared in Vietnam in July and quickly spread in the country’s northern and central regions in August. Vice head of the Animal Husbandry Agency, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son said that the new virus may come from China’s disqualified chickens, which were illegally imported into Vietnam via the border.