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Vietnam, Bangladesh report H5N1 outbreaks

In a report to the OIE, Vietnam's agriculture ministry today described eight H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks that occurred during the first part of March. Outbreaks occurred in six provinces, mainly in northern and central Vietnam. All but one of them were in villages. In total, the outbreaks killed 5,147 birds, and 6,140 more were culled to stop the virus from spreading.

In Bangladesh, officials reported two more H5N1 outbreaks, which occurred at poultry farms in two different cities in Rangpur division's Dinajpur district in the northwestern part of the country, the Daily Star, a Dhaka-based newspaper, reported today. Outbreak response operations included the culling of 7,866 birds and destruction of 512 eggs.
Mar 30 OIE report
Mar 30 Daily Star story

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http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-0 ... -says.html

April 20 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa is culling as many as 5,700 ostriches to prevent the spread of avian flu, The New Age reported, citing Anton Kruger of the South African Ostrich Business Chamber.

So far, the virus has only been found on one farm, the Johannesburg-based newspaper said, citing Kruger. It didn’t say how many animals have been affected.