Vietnam, UN to launch awareness campaign

Additional cases of the deadly H5N1 virus were detected in Ca Mau and Bac Lieu provinces in the Mekong delta, with nearly 8,400 poultry dead or culled, the national animal health department said on its website.

The two provinces were the first to report major outbreaks of bird flu in the communist nation in the past year. The virus was identified in different locations in August, but only a small number of storks were said to have died.

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The government and the UN announced the launch soon of an awareness campaign with TV and radio spots, communication kits, posters, leaflets and booklets, and a print media campaign.