Vietnam has planned to import vaccines against bird flu virus strains H7N3 and H7N8 to prevent potential outbreaks among fowls, local newspaper Saigon Liberation reported Wednesday.
The planned import follows recent outbreaks of H7N3 and H7N8 among poultry in South Korea and Canada.
Now, bird flu virus strain H5N1 is hitting Vietnam's northern Cao Bang province, and central Quang Tri province, according to the Department of Animal Health under the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
H5N1 outbreaks in Vietnam, starting in December 2003, leading to the forced culling of dozens of millions of fowls in the country.
Source:Xinhua
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