Twenty tigers and 1 panther dead
Dozens of Zoo Tigers Die After Contracting Bird Flu in Vietnam
“The deaths of 47 tigers, three lions, and a panther at My Quynh Safari and Vuon Xoai Zoo amid Vietnam’s bird flu outbreak are tragic and highlight the risks of keeping wild animals in captivity,” PETA Senior Vice President Jason Baker said in a statement sent to The Associated Press.
Bird Flu Outbreak Kills More Than 20 Tigers in Vietnam
More than 20 other tigers have been isolated for monitoring after the virus took out a large number of the zoo's animals in just two days.
Bird Flu Outbreak Kills Dozens of Tigers and Other Big Cats at Vietnam Zoos
The big cat outbreak is the latest worrying instance of widespread bird flu transmission to mammals. Bird flu appears to have devastated big cats living at two zoos in South Vietnam. Dozens of cats in these zoos died recently after contracting the viral infection, according to state-owned media reports.
Bird flu kills 47 tigers, 3 lions and a panther in Vietnam zoos
The World Health Organization says there have been increasing reports of deadly outbreaks among mammals caused by influenza viruses, including H5N1.
Twenty tigers and one panther dead after bird flu outbreak at Vietnam zoo
More than a dozen tigers have died after contracting bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam, according to officials. State media VNExpress reported that a caretaker at Vuon Xoai zoo in Bien Hoa city said the animals had been fed raw chicken purchased from local farms.
Dozens of captive tigers and lions die in Vietnam, bird flu detected
Dozens of tigers and lions in captivity died in the past month in southern Vietnam with tests showing they were positive for bird flu, health ministry and state media said on Thursday.
Dozens of tigers dead after bird flu hits Vietnam zoos
Officials believe the animals caught the virus from infected chicken meat they were fed at two zoos.
Deadly bird flu strain H5N1 kills dozens of captive tigers in Vietnam zoos
Two million Australian chickens have already been killed in the nation's bird flu outbreak — and that's before the deadliest strain of the virus hits our shores. A variant of H5N1, named clade 2.3.4.4b, has killed around 2 billion chickens since 2020.
Bird flu kills 47 tigers, three lions and a panther at Vietnamese zoos
A panther, three lions and 47 tigers have died from bird flu in zoos in southern Vietnam, further raising concerns about the potential for the virus to evolve to better infect humans.
Dozens of zoo tigers and cubs killed after contracting bird flu in Vietnam
A panther and 20 tigers - including several young cubs - had lost a lot of weight and weren't eating when they died, and were later found to be infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus
Zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam
More than a dozen tigers were incinerated after the animals contracted bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam, officials said.
47 tigers, 3 lions and a panther die from bird flu in Vietnamese zoos
Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther died in Vietnamese zoos due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, according to state ...
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Bird Flu Devastates Vuon Xoai Zoo: A Cautionary Tale
An outbreak of bird flu at Vuon Xoai Zoo in southern Vietnam resulted in the the deaths of over 47 tigers. The virus, H5N1, ...