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Bird flu suspected of killing dozens of captive tigers in Vietnam

Tigers, lions and a panther have died in Dong Nai and Long An provinces, with cases of bird flu subsequently detected [Hoang Dinh/AFP]

Dozens of tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in southern Vietnam, with subsequent tests detecting cases of bird flu.

The country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Thursday that two samples taken from dead tigers at Mango Garden Resort in Dong Nai province tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu.

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