Tigers at resort in Dong Nai province died after being fed sick hen, further deaths reported in different areas.
Dozens of tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in southern Vietnam, with subsequent assessments detecting instances of fowl flu.
The nation’s Ministry of Well being stated in an announcement on Thursday that two samples taken from lifeless tigers at Mango Backyard Resort in Dong Nai province examined optimistic for the H5N1 pressure of fowl flu.
Since early final month, 20 tigers died on the resort after being fed hen, stated Phan Van Phuc, an official of Dong Nai province’s Centre for Illness Management, within the assertion.
“It’s seemingly that the tigers had been contaminated from sick hen, and the authorities are monitoring the supply of the hen to find out the trigger,” stated Phan.
State media had beforehand stated a complete of 47 tigers, three lions and a panther died on the non-public My Quynh safari park in Lengthy An province and the Vuon Xoai zoo in Dong Nai, close to Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, in August and September.
The animals died “due to H5N1 sort A virus”, in line with take a look at outcomes from the Nationwide Centre for Animal Well being Analysis reported by the official Vietnam Information Company (VNA) on Wednesday.
No zoo employees members involved with the animals had skilled respiratory signs, the VNA report added.
Training for Nature Vietnam (ENV), an NGO targeted on wildlife conservation, stated there have been 385 tigers residing in captivity in Vietnam on the finish of 2023.
About 310 are stored at 16 privately owned farms and zoos, whereas the remaining are in state-owned services.
The World Well being Organisation (WHO) says that since 2022, there have been rising studies of lethal outbreaks amongst mammals attributable to influenza viruses, together with H5N1.
The organisation says H5N1 infections can vary from delicate to extreme in people, and in some instances will be deadly.
Vietnam notified the WHO a couple of human loss of life from the virus in March.
In Thailand, dozens of tigers died from fowl flu or have been culled on the world’s largest breeding farm in 2004.
