- Deadly H5N1 bird flu strain reported in northern Vietnam
- Vietnam forms emergency response teams as bird flu ravages China
- Bird flu spreads its ugly wings as Vietnam battles to contain outbreaks
- Bird flu returns to Vietnam; outbreaks kill thousands of poultry
- Vietnam wary as China grapples with deadly bird flu outbreak
- Vietnam raises border alert following Cambodia bird flu outbreak
Vietnam's health ministry raised the country’s bird flu alert status on Friday amid concerns that the virus could spread to humans.
The heightened alarm status came as the country is faced with an increasingly possible outbreak of the highly pathogenic H7N9 strain of bird flu.
Vietnamese authorities formed inspection and emergency response teams last Tuesday to try and prevent the deadly strain from entering the country. The H7N9 virus has been spreading quickly in neighboring China where the number of human cases has risen to a record high of 460 people so far this year.
The country has not reported any cases of the H7N9 strain but officials are concerned about the busy border trade of undocumented poultry.
Vietnam is already battling H5N1 and H5N6 outbreaks in seven provinces across the country, including the Mekong Delta, and more than 30,000 birds have been destroyed so far this year. A place is only considered free of bird flu after no new infections are reported over a period of 21 days.
No human infections of bird flu have been reported in Vietnam over the past two years.
“With poultry smallholdings, the risk of H7N9 and H5N1 spreading to humans is really high,” said Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.
Health officials are urging the public to avoid consuming poultry of unknown origin and immediately seek help if they find sick or dead birds.
Vietnam has yet to issue a travel warning to danger zones but health officials advise people to postpone non-essential trips to areas where the virus is circulating.
Related News:
> Deadly H5N1 bird flu strain reported in northern Vietnam
> Vietnam forms emergency response teams as bird flu ravages China
Từ vựng liên quan
Tin tức liên quan
FLC securities subsidiary appoints new board after mass resignation
companies | 406396551BOS Securities, an FLC subsidiary, named a new chairman and two directors as all board members had quit or been arrested.
Japan's prime minister Kishida has Covid, is recuperating
world | 407046552Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with Covid-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday.
Vietnam eyes tourism revival with select openings for foreign visitors
places | 60836595Vietnam’s tourism industry is preparing different plans to welcome foreign visitors from countries and territories that have contained the coronavirus pandemic.
VN-Index slips from all-time peak
economy | 350356558Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell 0.37 percent to 1,438.97 points Monday, ending a chain of four sessions in the green, but with trading value hitting a 10-week high.
Bia Viet helps Vietnamese return home for Tet
life | 369326544The "All-in to come home for a blooming Tet" campaign will support Vietnamese to return home for Tet on motorbike, with rest-stops across the country.
Fear of Thailand a thing of the past, says Vietnam coach
football | 255146561After a 4-0 victory Tuesday, pleasantly surprised coach Park Hang-seo says Vietnam is no longer afraid of Thailand.
Movies adapted from Vietnamese literature suffer losses
culture | 201266572Many films adapted from classic literary works have failed miserably with audiences and critics panning them for their quality rather than failure to stick to the original.
300 million children breathe heavily toxic air: UNICEF
world | 125716596Air pollution is a major contributing factor in the deaths of around 600,000 children under five every year.
Busy year-end fish market at Phu Quoc port
places | 83676619In Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island, fishermen are occupied with selling the last catch of fresh seafood in the lead-up to Lunar New Year.