HANOI, inibalikpapan.com – Dozens of tigers have been shot after being diagnosed with bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam, according to a quote from staff at the Vuon Xoai zoo in the Vietnamese city of Bien Hoam.
State media VNExpress also reported that the animals were eating raw chicken from a nearby farm.
Dozens of tigers, including the panther and her cubs, weighed between 10 and 120 kilograms when they died.
The body was cremated and buried at the zoo.
“The tigers died so quickly. They looked weak, refused to eat and died after two days of getting sick,” said zoo manager Nguyen Ba Phuc.
Samples taken from the tiger tested positive for H5N1, the virus that causes bird flu.
This virus was first identified in 1959.
Then this virus became a widespread and deadly threat to migratory birds and domestic birds.
The disease has evolved, and in recent years H5N1 has been found in an increasing number of animals.
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These include dogs, cats to sea lions and polar bears.
In cats, scientists found that the virus attacks the brain, damaging and covering blood vessels and causing seizures and death.
The isolation of tigers in zoos in Vietnam prevents the spread of bird flu
More than 20 other tigers at the zoo in Vietnam are going on their own to be monitored for contracting the bird flu virus.
There are around 3,000 other animals in the zoo, including lions, bears, rhinos, hippos and giraffes.
Meanwhile, 30 workers looking after the tiger tested negative for bird flu and were in normal health, VNExpress said.
Another outbreak also occurred at a zoo in the nearby Long An area, where 27 tigers and 3 lions died in a week in September, the newspaper said.
Unusual strains of the flu that originated from animals are sometimes found in humans.
Health officials in the United States said Thursday that two dairy workers in California had been infected.
So a total of 16 cases were found in the country in 2024.
“The death of 47 tigers, three lions and a panther at My Quynh Safari and Vuon Xoai Zoo amid the bird flu outbreak in Vietnam is shocking. “We are also highlighting the dangers of keeping wild animals in captivity,” PETA Senior Vice President Jason Baker said in a statement to the Associated Press.
“Wild animal exploitation also threatens human health globally by increasing the likelihood of another pandemic,” Baker said.
Bird flu has caused hundreds of deaths worldwide. Most deaths are the result of direct contact between humans and infected birds.
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