Vietnam Thursday carried out a rehearsal on combating potential bird flu outbreaks among humans in capital city of Hanoi, Vietnam News Agency reported.

Earlier, similar rehearsals were conducted in Hanoi capital, the central provinces of Thua Thien Hue and Quang Ngai, southern Ho Chi Minh City and southern Can Tho City.

The Vietnamese Health Ministry said on Thursday that the country has seen no new human cases of bird flu infections since mid-November 2005.

Vietnam has confirmed 93 cases, including 42 fatalities, in 32 cities and provinces since December 2003.

(Xinhua News Agency October 20, 2006)