Hanoi culls 4,979 poultry in an effort to stem bird flu outbreak
Wednesday, 12:51, 03/03/2021 VOV.VN - Up to 4,979 poultry have been slaughtered across six districts of Hanoi following the detection of a bird flu infection spreading among local chickens. Illustrative image (Photo: Lao Dong (Labour) online newspaper) This comes after Hanoi’s Veterinary Department had reported that all of the chickens had been infected with the influenza A virus subtype H5N6 (A/H5N6). The outbreaks were initially discovered in February at six households in five districts of the capital, including Gia Lam, Phu Xuyen, Dan Phuong, Phuc Tho, and Ba Vi. Following this, th...
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