Vietnam to kill all poultry in bird flu-infected areas

[DuctapeFatwa]

Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed to destroy all fowls in bird flu-hit localities within a radius of three kilometers from centers of the outbreak.

The ministry has also sought for a ban on transport of poultry within a radius of 10 kilometers, and suggested that the infected areas should be allowed to raise fowls again after three months ofbeing disinfected, local newspaper New Hanoi reported on Tuesday.

To date, the country has reported five confirmed cases of humaninfections of H5N1, the virus found in sick chickens.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-01/20/content_1284903.htm

[molok555]

1. They've also banned poultry sales

here in Ho Chi Minh City (Sai Gon). One of my friends saw the police confiscate a street vendor's chickens and issue her a fine. If you know anything about this city, you know that chickens are everywhere; walking on the side of the roads and hanging out of cages on the backseats of motorbikes ripping down the streets. Viet Namese traditionally don't eat beef, eat some pork and fish, but mostly eat chicken. It's quite a big deal here, tho' you wouldn't know it from the government-run press.