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March 10, 2011Â -- In Cambodia, health authorities recently reported that Prak Sophorn, 19, and her 11-month-old son died of avian flu (H5N1) infection, contracted while handling dead chickens in Prey Veng province.
They are the world’s latest casualties of the H5N1 virus, which since January has re-emerged in Hong Kong (SAR PRC), Japan, Myanmar, and South Korea, and has been circulating in Egypt, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and other countries.
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Vietnam: Emergency Response to Avian Influenza Creates a Model of Resilience
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IDA provided US$5.0 million for this project, which was part of the much broader government program that cost US$127.5 million (funded by US$60 million in donor pledges and the lion’s share by Vietnam). The project also catalyzed significant counterpart and partner resources to strengthen critical veterinary health systems against a range of emerging, reemerging and endemic animal diseases, helping to prevent substantial economic losses.
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