From The Poultry Site
Avian flu H5N1 has become common in Asian poultry. Officials believe open-air poultry markets lead to the spread of the disease. Photo from How Stuff Works.
VIET NAM – The strain of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus from the north of the country has been found for the first time in the Mekong Delta region in the south.
The H5N1 strain of avian influenza virus, clade 2.3.2.1C, which has been prevalent in Viet Nam’s northern regions, was discovered for the first time in a number of dead ducks in southern Dong Nai province, about 1,120km from capital Hanoi, according to Chinese sources citing local media.
The state-run Vietnam News Agency quoted an official from Dong Nai province’s Animal Health Department as reporting that results were confirmed after a sample from the birds tested positive for the virus.
Previously, the A/H5N1 strain, clade 1.1, were found in affected poultry sold at many markets across Vietnam, with the availability rate up to 6 percent in 2013.
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