Thursday, March 4, 2010

Bird Flu Found in Flocks of Ducks in Vietnam


News Update:
According to "WorldPoultry.net", Bird Flu has re-emerged in Vietnam (in both the Nam Dinh and Soc Trang Provinces) with 2 flocks of ducks testing positive for the H5N1 virus.

Avian Influenza was detected in a flock of 630 ducks belonging to a farmer in the southern province of Soc Trang's Thanh Thoi commune after 500 of them died during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The remaining ducklings (in the flock) were reportedly killed.

None of the 45 day old ducks had been vaccinated.

In the northern province of Nam's Dihn Nghi An Commune, a 7 month old flock of ducks were infected with bird flu.

Provincial animal health official killed all 270 ducks in an effort to contain the disease.

Click here to learn why scientists and epidemiologists are extremely concerned about Bird Flu.

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