Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Several new outbreaks over the last few days - Vietnam, Bangladesh, Kuwait and Myanmar

Over the last few days, there have been several new outbreaks in birds....

H5N1 resurfaced in 2 duck farms in Southern Vietnam (Cau Mau Province). Vietnam continues to be plagued with outbreaks for the last few months after over a year with none.

http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=26630

H5N1 Continued to spread among poultry in Bangladesh. 1,500 birds were culled in Jessore and Dhaka. The infected districts now include Dhaka, Gazipur, Tangail, Jessore, Jamalpur and Narayanganj.

http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/04/01/d70401013120.htm

Poultry and eggs culled in Kuwait outbreak. The outbreak is seriously affecting egg producers around the outbreak.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070331/hl_afp/healthflukuwait_070331104244;_ylt=AqO6GizKZtA7W6_zxZqNpRyTvyIi


5th outbreak of H5N1 on the outskirts of Yangoon, Myanmar

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/B73017.htm

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