Vietnam reports three outbreaks of highly pathogenic bird flu - OIE


  • World
  • Friday, 03 Aug 2018

PARIS (Reuters) - Vietnam has reported three outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu among backyard birds, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday, citing a report from the Vietnamese farm ministry.

The first outbreak was detected on July 28 in a backyard flock of 2,400 birds in the province of Nghe An. It directly killed 90 birds.

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