Avian influenza outbreak hit the US, Europe

Avian influenza outbreak hit the US, Europe

(VOVWORLD) - Avian flu has wiped out 50.54 million birds in the United States this year, making it the country's deadliest outbreak in history, US Department of Agriculture data...
Five Vietnamese researchers make Asian Scientist 100 list

Five Vietnamese researchers make Asian Scientist 100 list

(VOVWORLD) - Asian Scientist Magazine has recently published its list of Asia’s 100 most outstanding researchers, highlighting their various achievements across a range of scientific disciplines, with five Vietnamese scientists...
Vietnam’s health care acknowledged

Vietnam’s health care acknowledged

(VOVWORLD) - One of the UN Millennium Development Goals is ensuring health care and protecting people against dangerous epidemics. Vietnam and other countries around the world are taking aggressive measures to cope...
NA Standing Committee convenes 42nd session

NA Standing Committee convenes 42nd session

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has lauded Vietnam’s drastic and prompt actions against the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying that the National Assembly stands ready to accompany...
Vietnam takes action against bird flu

Vietnam takes action against bird flu

(VOVworld)- H5N1 and H5N6 bird flu outbreaks are spreading in Quang Ngai and Bac Lieu province. Tens of thousands of fowls have been culled over the past two weeks. Relevant...
Second Egyptian dies of bird flu in 2014

Second Egyptian dies of bird flu in 2014

(VOVworld) – An Egyptian woman died on Monday of H5N1 bird flu, after coming into contact with infected birds, the second death from the disease this year, said a health ministry...
Vietnam tightens inspection at border gates

Vietnam tightens inspection at border gates

(VOVworld) - Localities across Vietnam have set up checkpoints to strictly monitor cross-border travelers to prevent the spread of A/H5N1 and the entrance of A/H7N9 into Vietnam
Preventing influenza in poultry and humans

Preventing influenza in poultry and humans

(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Health has organized 9 teams to respond to the flu epidemic in border provinces and cities and provinces that have detected the disease in poultry
Urgent response to avian flu discussed online

Urgent response to avian flu discussed online

(VOVworld) – The A/H5N1 epidemic has struck 11 provinces in Vietnam, reported an online conference on Tuesday which discussed urgent measures against the spreading A/H5N1 virus and a possible...
Vietnam tightens precautions against A/H7N9

Vietnam tightens precautions against A/H7N9

(VOVworld) – The Department of Animal Health has collected samples at border areas and local markets to test for the bird flu A/H5N1 and prevent the A/H7N9 influenza from...
US helps Vietnam prevent bird flu

US helps Vietnam prevent bird flu

(VOVworld) – The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday allocated an additional 1.7 million USD to help Vietnam fight H5N1 bird flu epidemic and other new infectious diseases...