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Bird Flu Outbreak Reported in Vietnam Poultry and Burma Wild Birds
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1679EDC:A6F02AD83191E16075B4B85C0E2E41969574F7DCC14957C0 More than 160
people have died from bird flu worldwide since the outbreak began in
late 2003





A Vietnamese man feeds ducks at his private farm in Phu Xuyen
districtVietnamese health officials say bird flu has been detected in
ducks in the country's south just one day after authorities lifted a
ban on hatching ducks and other waterfowl.

Authorities say tests showed 800 ducks in the Mekong delta province of
Vinh Long were infected with bird flu, but it is not immediately clear
if they had the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus. All the birds have
been slaughtered.

Earlier this week, authorities announced an outbreak of bird flu in
the country's north. Vietnam plans to begin a massive new poultry
vaccination campaign in the coming week.

Meanwhile, officials in Burma say crows and sparrows may have carried
the H5N1 virus to a poultry farm in the suburbs of Rangoon sparking an
outbreak.

More than 160 people have died from bird flu worldwide since the
outbreak began in late 2003.




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