Vietnam confronts pork shortage until 2020 as African swine fever takes its toll

The African swine fever outbreak will see Vietnam suffer a 500,000-ton shortage of pork from July to next February, says global consulting firm Ipsos Consulting.

Vietnam steps up measures to prevent African swine fever

Vietnamese authorities on Wednesday conducted drills to prevent the spread of African swine fever as the risks of transmission from neighboring China increase.

Vietnam set to launch indigenous swine, avian flu vaccines

Indigenously produced vaccines for swine and avian flu have passed clinical trials and could be launched next year.

September 23, 2018 | 07:48 am GMT+7

Swine flu detected in HCMC’s largest hospital

Cho Ray hospital is second site for an outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza in Ho Chi Minh City.

June 23, 2018 | 05:02 pm GMT+7

Vietnam reports first human death of swine flu in years

Saigon woman died from A/H1N1 influenza after attempting self-treatment at home for five days.

June 09, 2018 | 07:03 am GMT+7

Swine flu in Ho Chi Minh City under control

Major hospital discharges 24 of 29 H1N1 influenza patients and suspects.

June 06, 2018 | 06:51 pm GMT+7

16 catch swine flu at Vietnam’s major obstetrics hospital

A woman admitted for gynecological procedure is believed to be the carrier.

June 04, 2018 | 05:14 pm GMT+7