Bird Flu Discovered in Vietnamese Civet Cats
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Bird flu has killed three rare civet cats at a national park in Vietnam, officials said Friday, the first time the virus has been reported in the species.
The Owston civets died in late June at Cuc Phuong National Park, about 75 miles south of Hanoi. Samples sent to a lab in Hong Kong came back positive for the avian influenza H5N1 virus. Most other animals at the park have been tested -- including birds and rats -- but none have been found to have the virus.
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