Article: VIETNAM: HARVEST SEASON RAISES RISK OF BIRD FLU IN MEKONG DELTA

Tran Dinh Thanh Lam /Newsmekong *
Inter Press Service English News Wire
07-01-2008
CAN THO, Vietnam, Jun. 30, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Government
officials are warning farmers in Vietnam's fertile Mekong Delta to
be particularly vigilant about bird flu as this year's harvest
season gets underway: Three new outbreaks of bird flu have already
been recorded in the region since early May.
Thanks to the abundant supply of food in the Mekong Delta, which
is one of the country's two main rice baskets, the region is an
ideal place to raise ducks and chickens, making it one of the
highest-risk areas in the country for bird flu.
"This is the time of the year when the whole of the Mekong Delta
should keep our ...

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