Via a website called talkvietnam.com, an August 10 report: H5N1 breaks out in Ninh Binh Province. Excerpt:
Facing a complicated development of the H5N1 virus, the authorities of Ninh Binh Province announced a bird flu outbreak in four villages in Nho Quan District on August 8.
On August 2, 1,730 poultry at a farm in village 4 showed signs of the virus and were confirmed by Ninh Binh Veterinary Department. They have been all destroyed.
According to the local Veterinary Department, the bird flu has appeared in six villages, and five communes in Nho Quan, Yen Mo and Tam Diep districts since early of August.
A total of 18,000 birds have been destroyed in these areas.
