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Mekong Delta provinces yet to take bird flu threat seriously

Local authorities acknowledged they have not completely restricted poultry raising in residential areas at a conference on preventing bird flu outbreaks Wednesday.

Representatives from Can Tho city said many households in the area continued to raise and hatch chicks regardless of warnings of the potential for bird flu outbreaks. Meanwhile, Dinh Cong Than, head of the Kien Giang Animal Health Department announced a further one million ducks are free ranging, but local authorities have yet to take any measures. In Dong Thap, local authorities have failed to monitor and cull newborn ducks, said Vo Be Hien, head of Dong Thap Animal Health Department. Source: Tuoi Tre – Translated by Tuong Nhi