Information received on 24 November 2004 from Dr Bui Quang Anh, Director, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi:
End of previous report period: 21 October 2004 (see Disease Information, 17 [43], 313, dated 22 October 2004).
End of this report period: 24 November 2004.
New outbreak:
| Location | No. of outbreaks |
| Can Tho City | 1 |
Total number of animals in the new outbreak:
| species | susceptible | cases | deaths | destroyed | slaughtered |
| avi | 20 | ... | 17 | 3 | 0 |
Diagnosis:
A. Laboratories where diagnosis was made: Regional Veterinary Center, Ho Chi Minh City.
B. Diagnostic tests used: haemagglutination inhibition test positive on 8 November 2004.
C. Causal agent: avian influenza virus subtype H5.
Source of agent / origin of infection: re-occurrence in a previously infected area.
Control measures:
- control of wildlife reservoirs;
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- stamping-out policy;
- screening.