PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (189): Viet Nam (HT) poultry, (LI) HPAI H5N6

Avian Influenza — Vietnam
Ha Tinh Province faces a high risk of the spread of the H5N1 avian flu due to inadequate community awareness and determination of local authorities to prevent its transmission. Nearly 1400 poultry birds were culled during a recent H5N1 outbreak in Thach Ha and Can Loc Districts of the central Ha Tinh Province, the provincial veterinary division said.
Previously, an outbreak hit the household of Phan Nhat Thanh in Phu Loc Commune in Can Loc District on 17 Sep 2015, when nearly 400 chickens