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Six avian influenza outbreaks detected, Hanoi proactively implements all preventive measures

Faced with the risk of disease intrusion and spread, Hanoi’s health sector has clearly identified its urgent task: to proactively detect early, strictly control, and promptly handle suspected cases. The Hanoi Department of Health has just issued Document No. 1540/SYT-NVY, requiring all public and private medical facilities to comprehensively implement surveillance, prevention, and disease control measures to prevent outbreaks from spreading within the community. According to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, since the beginning of 2025, Cambodia has reported three human cases of avian influenza A/H5N1, all of whom have died. In Vietnam,..

The US and Europe consider avian influenza vaccination for dairy workers

The US and Europe are taking steps to purchase or produce avian flu vaccines to protect poultry and dairy workers. US officials last week said they were shipping large quantities of CSL Seqirus vaccine suitable for preventing the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The amount of vaccine that can be provided is up to 4.8 million doses. Meanwhile, European health officials told Reuters that they are negotiating to buy CSL Seqirus’s vaccine amid the risk of an avian flu pandemic. Canadian health officials said they met with GSK – Canada’s seasonal flu vaccine manufacturer – to discuss purchasing and producing avian..