Vietnam acts to prevent H5N1 bird flu virus following first death in Cambodia

issued a directive on Sunday requiring all provinces and cities to in order to limit the spread of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus after Cambodia, Vietnam's neighbor, reported its first H5N1 bird flu death earlier this week.

In its dispatch, the ministry requested that every city and province

, particularly in border areas and seaports, as well as on waterways, to quickly detect and prosecute those illegally trading, slaughtering, and transporting poultry to Vietnam, particularly through southern border provinces. When animal and animal product shipments are discovered to be illegally carried to Vietnam, they must be destroyed promptly. Localities were also tasked with directing their police and border guard services to conduct investigations into cross-border poultry transit and commerce. Moreover, in Vietnam will tighten controls on the circulation of poultry goods. Individuals who neglect to report suspected cases, allowing to spread to Vietnam, would face harsh penalties.

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