Bird Flu Fowl Bring Woe to Can Tho City
VIETNAM - The number of affected localitites in Vietnam rose to three this week with the discovery of stricken fowl in the Southern city of Can Tho, reported Vietnam's Department of Animal Health earlier today.

Foul Eggs
VIET NAM - Buying eggs from some retailers in Ho Chi Minh City can be risky as suppliers often fail to follow sterilization and testing procedures.

Bird Flu on the Rampage in Vietnam
VIETNAM - The bird flu situation in vietnam worsened recently when it was reported that the disease had been found in both the southern province of Tien Giang and also the central province of Quang Nam.

Bird Flu Shadow Lurks Over Quang Nam
VIETNAM – Many bird flu outbreaks were reported in central Quang Nam Province on Wednesday although the epidemic has now narrowed down to only five provinces nationwide as other affected provinces have not reported outbreaks in the past three weeks.

Park Free of Bird Flu but Fears Remain
VIETNAM – After reports of dead civets in Vietnam's National Park, local authorities have been under continuous commercial pressure to eliminate any threat of bird flu, whilst anxiously awaiting diagnostic results.

Human Bird Flu Trials Begin
VIETNAM - Vietnam has begun testing bird flu vaccines on its first ten human volunteers. According to the local newspaper Youth, the tests have already shown encouraging signs.

Foreign Chicken Invade Vietnamese Industry
VIETNAM – Vietnamese chicken farmers have become the latest victims of a global market that allows cheap foreign labour and resources to destroy local businesses. In a pattern that is becoming familiar across the country many chicken farmers have narrowed...

Vietnam to Test Bird Flu Vaccines on Humans
HANOI, VIETNAM - Vietnam's Health Ministry has allowed the use of locally-produced bird flu vaccines on humans on a trial basis, local newspaper Young People reported on Tuesday.

A Gift from the OIE - 20 Million Doses of Flu Vaccine
VIETNAM - It's been a long time overdue, but by next week, if all goes to plan, some good news will be arriving in Vietnam in the form of 20 million doses of bird flu vaccine.

Vietnam Keeping Watchful Eye on Bird Flu
HANOI, VIETNAM - The Vietnamese government has instructed ministries, sectors and localities nationwide to prevent potential bird flu outbreaks among people and contain current outbreaks among poultry, according to local newspaper People on Friday....

National Park Civets Die of Bird Flu
HANOI, VIETNAM - Specimens from four Owston's palm civets in Vietnam's Cuc Phuong National Park, which died in February, have been tested positive to bird flu virus strain H5N1, Chinese newspaper, Pioneer, reported Tuesday.

Bird Flu Drops Into Another Vietnamese Province
VIETNAM - Bird flu has recently stricken poultry in central Quang Tri province, raising the total number of affected localities nationwide to nine, local newspaper Pioneer reported Monday.

Bird Flu Strikes Vietnamese Capital
HANOI, VIETNAM - Bird flu has recently stricken poultry in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, raising the total number of affected localities nationwide to nine, local newspaper People reported Friday.

Vietnam Ranks First for Type A/H5N1 Patients
VIETNAM – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Vietnam ranks first in the world for the ratio of type A/H5N1 patients and second for the fatality ratio.

Ostrich Tourism in Vietnam
VIETNAM – After over 10 years since being introduced into Vietnam, ostriches are now doing their part to promote domestic tourism.