Hanoi:
Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam as a result of H5N1 chicken flu virus, state media mentioned Wednesday.
The deaths occurred in August and September on the personal My Quynh safari park in Long An province and the Vuon Xoai zoo in Dong Nai, close to Ho Chi Minh City, the official Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
According to check outcomes from the National Centre for Animal Health Diagnosis, the animals died “due to H5N1 sort A virus”, VNA mentioned.
The zoos declined to remark when contacted by AFP.
No zoo workers members in shut contact with the animals had skilled respiratory signs, the VNA report added.
Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV), an NGO that focuses on wildlife conservation, mentioned there have been a complete of 385 tigers dwelling in captivity in Vietnam on the finish of 2023.
About 310 are stored at 16 privately owned farms and zoos, whereas the remainder are in state-owned amenities.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that since 2022, there have been rising experiences of lethal outbreaks amongst mammals brought on by influenza viruses, together with H5N1.
It additionally says H5N1 infections can vary from delicate to extreme in people, and in some circumstances may even be deadly.
Vietnam notified the WHO a couple of human fatality from the virus in March.
In 2004, dozens of tigers died from chicken flu or had been culled on the world’s largest breeding farm in Thailand
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