Bird flu kills 47 tigers, 3 lions and a panther in Vietnam zoos, state media reports
Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam due to the bird flu, state media said.
According to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), the mammals died at the private My Quynh safari park in Long An province and the Vuon Xoai zoo in Dong Nai, near Ho Chi Minh City.
According to test results from the National Centre for Animal Health Diagnosis, the animals died "because of H5N1 type A virus," VNA said.
The report noted that no zoo staff members were...
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