Bird flu reemerges in Vietnamese southern province

HANOI, Feb. 2 (Chinese media) -- Bird flu has reemerged in a

village in Vietnamese southern Ca Mau province, Vietnam News reported on Monday,

citing source with local agriculture department.

According to Su Van Minh, head of the agriculture

department of the Tran Van Thoi district in Ca Mau, more than 460 unvaccinated

ducks raised on a local farm died last week.

Test of the dead ducks have been found positive for

the H5N1 virus, said Minh. The district reported bird flu case last September.

Minh said local veterinary authority has promptly

disinfected the surrounding areas of the farm to keep the disease from

spreading.

There has not been any human case in the area so far,

said Minh.