Human-transmissible bird flu found

A Fujian-like bird flu virus was found in poultry in Vinh Long Province and northern Vietnam, heard a meeting Tuesday.

Tests done in two national and international laboratories, the Veterinary Institute and the National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis, confirmed the findings.

The name of the mutated virus, Fujian bird flu, is taken from the Chinese province where the new strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus was found in March 2005. The virus is transmissible from birds to humans.