Vietnam Confirms Avian Flu Outbreak Is Lethal Strain

... Officials in southern Vietnam have confirmed that the recent bird flu outbreak is the lethal H5N1 strain.6,000 domestic birds, mostly ducks and chickens in the Ca Mau and Bac Lieu provinces of the Mekong Delta have died from the infection over the last two weeks. The dead birds were all hatched illegally, according to health officials, and had not been vaccinated. [click link for full article] ...