• Second case of bird flu among humans confirmed

    Second case of bird flu among humans confirmed

    09/02/2009 05:00

    A 23-year-old woman suspected of having bird flu has tested positive for the virus in northern Quang Ninh Province, a health official said Monday. This is the second case of bird flu...

  • Ministry to test milk products after new scam

    Ministry to test milk products after new scam

    08/02/2009 05:00

    The Ministry of Health’s Food Hygiene and Safety Department and the Vietnam Standards and Consumer Protection Association plan to jointly test samples of milk sold around the country next month....

  • Quang Ninh woman suspected of contracting bird flu

    Quang Ninh woman suspected of contracting bird flu

    07/02/2009 05:00

    People try to take back chicken of dubious origin meant for culling from a truck in Hanoi’s Thuong Tin District on Thursday A 23-year-old woman is suspected of contracting the H5N1 strain of bird flu after...

  • Foot-and-mouth disease found in another province

    07/02/2009 05:00

    More than 250 cattle have contracted foot-and-mouth disease in Xuan Trach Commune in Quang Binh Province, the provincial administration said Saturday. Local authorities said they had strengthened the work of disinfecting disease-prone areas and...

  • Hanoi suffers worst measles outbreak in decade

    Hanoi suffers worst measles outbreak in decade

    07/02/2009 05:00

    Measles patients receive treatment at the National Institute of Tropical and Infectious ANG Diseases in Hanoi. Hanoi is in dire need of vaccines as it deals with the worst outbreak of measles over the past...

  • More low-protein milk found in HCMC

    More low-protein milk found in HCMC

    06/02/2009 05:00

    Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City Friday revealed that nearly 40 milk products tested so far had much lower protein contents than their labels indicated. The results followed...

  • Measles outbreak hits northern region

    Measles outbreak hits northern region

    04/02/2009 05:00

    Measles patients receive treatment at the National Institute of Tropical and Infectious ANG Diseases in Hanoi. Health officials say about 340 patients have been diagnosed with the virus over the past month....

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