HANOI: Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media said on Wednesday (Oct 2). The deaths occurred in August and September at the private My Quynh Safari Park in Long An province and the Vuon Xoai Zoo in Dong Nai, near Ho

No zoo staff members in close contact with the animals report respiratory symptoms.

Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media said Wednesday.

No zoo staff members in close contact with the animals experienced respiratory symptoms

Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media said Wednesday.

Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media reported on Wednesday.

Dozens of tigers and lions in captivity died in the past month in southern Vietnam with tests showing they were positive for bird flu, health ministry and state media said.

Dozens of tigers and lions in Vietnam die from bird flu, raising concerns about human transmission worldwide.

Two samples taken from dead tigers in Vietnam have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu virus, local media reported.