VIETNAMNEWS – Update: May, 29/2017 – 17:19
Powder that prevents bird flu is sprinkled to a flock of chickens. – VNA/VNS Photo Đình Huệ
HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Animal Health Department has declared that all provinces and cities nationwide are free of avian flu, with no new outbreak detected.However, a representative of the department also said several bird flu viruses such as A/H7N9, A/H5N2 and A/H5N8 could enter the country through transportation, business and consumption of illegally imported poultry products of unclear origin, especially in the northern border provinces.