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  5. Bird Flu Outbreak Claims Dozens of Captive Tigers in Vietnam Zoos

Bird Flu Outbreak Claims Dozens of Captive Tigers in Vietnam Zoos

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The H5N1 strain of bird flu was detected in two samples taken from a dead tiger at the Mango Garden Resort, which reported 20 tiger deaths after feeding them chicken. The outbreak also affected the Vuon Xoai Zoo near Ho Chi Minh City and the My Quynh safari park, where 37 tigers, three lions, and a panther died in August and September. However, no staff members in close contact with the animals showed respiratory symptoms.

  1. VN
    Phan Van Phuc
    Center for Disease Prevention and Control
    1. It's likely that the tigers had been infected from sick chicken, and the authorities are tracking the source of the chicken to determine the cause.

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sources

  1. 1.Al Jazeera
  2. 2.BBC
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse
  5. 5.Reuters
  6. 6.Vietnam News Agency

perspectives

  1. 1.Pandemic
  2. 2.Zoos
  3. 3.Felidae
  4. 4.Bird Flu

countries

  1. 1.ThailandTH
  2. 2.Viet NamVN

organizations

  1. 1.Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
  2. 2.World Health Organization
  3. 3.Global Influenza Programme
  4. 4.Education for Nature Vietnam
  5. 5.Mango Garden Resort
  6. 6.National Centre for Animal Health Diagnosis
  7. 7.US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS

persons

  1. 1.Wenqing Zhang
  2. 2.Gregory Gray
  3. 3.Maria Van KerkhoveUS
  4. 4.Phan Van PhucVN