In Hồ Chí Minh City, no one, including residents, private businesses or market vendors were allowed to raise poultry, pet birds or fighting cocks during the late 2005 outbreak.

'Are you Lizzy?' asked Nurse Wharton of my skin and blister. 'Yes,' said Lizzy, suddenly shy in the face of uniformed authority.

a rice dehuller

At the same time, another enemy force struck westward between Tungting Lake and the Yangtse River, and the thrust appeared to be developing into a push on Kungan, Hupeh Province about seventy-five miles northwest of Yoyang. Kungan already has witnessed the blight of previous enemy occupations.