Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Bird flu fear as mutant strain hits China and Vietnam


Officials fear the virus could spread from Vietnam

29 August 2011
BBC News Asia-Pacific



Avian flu shows signs of a resurgence, while a mutant strain - able to sidestep vaccines - could be spreading in Asia, the United Nations has warned.

The variant appeared in Vietnam and China and its risk to humans cannot be predicted, veterinary officials said.

Virus circulation in Vietnam threatens Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia, where eight people have died after becoming infected this year, they warned.

The World Health Organization says bird flu has killed 331 people since 2003.


It has also killed or provoked the culling of more than 400m domestic poultry worldwide and caused an estimated $20bn (£12.2bn) of economic damage.

Wild birds

The virus had been eliminated from most of the 63 countries infected at its 2006 peak, which saw 4,000 outbreaks across the globe, but remains endemic in Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia and Vietnam.

And the number of cases has been rising again since 2008, apparently because of migratory bird movements, said the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) chief veterinary officer, Juan Lubroth.

"Wild birds may introduce the virus, but people's actions in poultry production and marketing spread it," he said.

Avian flu has in the past two years appeared in poultry or wild birds in countries that had been virus-free for several years: Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Bulgaria, Romania, Nepal and Mongolia are among those recently affected.

Mr Lubroth said the new strain had infected most parts of northern and central Vietnam and could also pose a risk to Japan and the Korean peninsula.

South Korea began culling hundreds of thousands of chickens and ducks in December last year after confirming its first cases since 2008.

The FAO is calling for countries to adopt "heightened readiness and surveillance" against a resurgence of the virus.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

soon Cambodia will be the next target, but I know bird is the favorite menu of Khmers, they only eat tarantula.

Anonymous said...

Bird flu only stay in Vietcong/Vietnam

Anonymous said...

Bird is the favorite menu of Khmer, it better than DOG menu of Vietcong/Vietnam

Anonymous said...

YOur mama's vagina is my favorite menu, 6:16AM, shut the fuck off

Anonymous said...

12:56PM My mama's doesn't like your Vietcong menu...............your know what i mean, and you too (SHUT THE FUCK OFF) GO LICK YOUR MAMA IN THE ASS!!

Anonymous said...

VIETCONG/VIETNAMS, ALWAYS TROUBLE MAKER EVERY WHERE THEY"RE LIVE.

Anonymous said...

Hey, Khmer dogs, your mama vagina is stinky okey, she made loves with Black dudes and give birth to your stupid dark head, her pussy is now too big 2:!5 and 2:22 AM hahaha

Anonymous said...

Hey, communist Vietcong/Vietnams (Little Saigon) in (Garden Grove,Ca)
LET MEET UP WITH MY MAMA BLACK HUSBAND, MY WHITE HUSBAND AND LET SEE WHAT GONNA HAPPEN.

DO MA AH VIETCONG/VIETNAMS.....STOP LOOKING DOWN TO MY BLACK AND WHITE HUSBAND.........YOU SHOULD GO BACK TO YOUR STUPID COUNTRY

Anonymous said...

Hahaha, 6:27 puppy, I know ya ass is messed up, but I don't think your husband is wife, white guy only loves Khmer virgin girl, ya pussy is huge, has a size of Texas. Anyway, keep eating shit, and give me more. Ah dumb dog 6:27AM, Khmer dogs are all dumb, lol

Anonymous said...

Communist Vietcong/Vietnams, yeah we're Khmer, we love dogs....your peoples eat DOGS!!!!! go to HELL

Khmers are dumb, and (VIETCONG ARE DUMBER)

My ass is messed up with one WHITE GUY for 20yrs with 4 beautiful kids.

LET MEET UP @ LITTLE SIAGON LOTS OF VIETCONGS THERE IN GOLDEN GROVE. MY HUSBAND Office is not too far from there. Don't be afraid white guys don't kill peoples like (VIETCONGS)

Anonymous said...

VIETCONGS ARE SMART WITH KILLING PEOPLES

Anonymous said...

I have heard, my Guam friend told me,a lot of dogs are missing around her neighborhood in Golden Grove 1998.

Anonymous said...

Come on, dark Khmer don't have money to live in Golden Grove. I know ya know begging in Bangkok, if ya fuck with many White there, then it is my bad. Ya know, I killed many stupid Khmer in Long Beach because they are too stupid, Black men gang wanna cut their throat too. Eat more shit, puppy? COme to papa

Anonymous said...

your mom eat it? 11:15 AM folk, she told me, Khmer wanna eat dog shit, but the dogs don't give them shit, so they killed the dogs. hahaha

Anonymous said...

Người Khmer tối và đẹp, không phải làm việc chăm chỉ để sống ở Golden Grove (tương tự VIETCONGS ).... tôi đã được sống ở đây kể từ khi, không có Việt Cộng với người đàn ông trắng của tôi và 4 trẻ em ...Morgate miễn phí baybay .... không cần phải lo lắng ...... Vietcongs làm việc rất chăm chỉ và espcially tốt với GIẢ MẠO Chính phủ và KILLER chó ..... xuống địa ngục, BẠN VIETCONGS EVIL DỪNG ĂN ..... chó, LOTS CỦA THỰC PHẨM TẠI ĐÂY .... LẠI CỦA chó ALONE BITCH.

PS ..... tôi đọc nhận xét của bạn, bạn âm thanh hơn Khmer với tôi, nhưng giả vờ là người Việt chó ..... ĐỊA NGỤC chó và ngừng ăn chó !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

What are you talking, Khmer dog 12:41 AM. My dog just makes a big shit, come and eat, LFMAO