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Vietnam has controlled animal-to-human infectious diseases, with no new outbreaks recorded so far, the Department of Animal Health said on June 20.

The Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned localities to actively stay vigilant as there is a risk of a bird flu outbreak among domestic animals.

Malaysia has collaborated with Thailand in holding an avian influenza simulation exercise.

An agreement on the “One Health Partnership” (OHP) mechanism aimed at preventing zoonotic diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans was signed at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 1.

The increasing demand for food and travelling during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday will pose a high risk for bird flu outbreaks, the Preventive Medicine Department said on February 2.

Global climate change and the El-Nino phenomenon have raised the risk of epidemic outbreaks if precautious measures are not properly taken, said a health official.

Two outbreaks of H5N1 avian flu were reported in Siem Reap and Battambang provinces, according to Cambodian media on November 18.

The Preventive Medicine Department confirmed that risk of disease spreading across borders is very high as human infections with a new avian influenza A (H7N9) virus are being reported from China.

The Ministry of Health has ordered local authorities nationwide to roll out precautionary measures against the spread of avian influenza to prevent any possible transmission to humans.

The northern province of Nam Dinh on October 21 announced the detection of A/H5N6 bird flu virus on poultry flocks for the first time.

It is necessary to enhance quarantine efforts and communication campaigns raising public awareness in border areas to prevent cross-border infectious diseases from spreading.

The Preventive Medicine Department has asked the health sector in Ninh Thuan to roll out precautionary measures in order to prevent the transmission of A/H5N1 bird flu strain to humans.

The Preventive Medicine Department has asked the health sector of Soc Trang province to roll out precautionary measures in order to prevent the transmission of A/H5N1 bird flu strain to humans.