on April 21, 2021
Vietnam records new wave of avian flu outbreaks in poultry
Vietnam’s veterinary authority has retrospectively registered 40 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry flocks that occurred earlier this year. Elsewhere in Asia, only Taiwan has reported recent cases of the disease in poultry.
The latest official report from the animal health authority in Vietnam outlines a further 40 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry.
According to the report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), these occurred between December 30 last year and early February of 2021. At each…