Some 800 ducks in Vietnam's central Quang Ngai province have recently died with unidentified causes, while bird flu is hitting nine localities across the country.
Nearly 200 in a flock of 650 ducks raised by a household in Minh Long district died last week after quitting eating and having diarrhea, local newspaper Young People reported Tuesday.
Earlier, 600 ducks raised by two other households in the district have also died with unidentified causes.
Vietnam currently has nine localities having poultry being hit by bird flu: Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, Tuyen Quang, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho, Ha Nam and Hanoi in the northern region, central Quang Tri province, and southern Vinh Long province, according to the Department of Animal Health under the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Bird flu outbreaks in Vietnam, starting in December 2003, have killed and led to the forced culling of dozens of millions of fowls in the country.
Source: Xinhua
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