Table. 7.
Validation of public domain Internet media reports by official reports
| Date | Public domain Internet media report | Date | Official sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2006 | 335,000 ton shortfall in harvest, Vietnam (Table 4_2006b) | May 2008 | 700,000 tons less rice than 2005–2006 (17) |
| November 13, 2006 | Exports halted in Vietnam (Table 4_2006h) | May 2008 | Exports temporarily halted in Vietnam |
| November 22, 2006 | PM fears 700,000 ton loss, exports reinstated (Table 4_2006i) | June 2007 | 855,000 tons loss in Vietnam 2005–2006 (34) |
| July 24, 2006 | 38,000 ha rice with BPH (Table 4_2006c) | October 2006 | BPH, RRSV, RGSV confirmed in Vietnam (26) |
| July 24, 2006 | RRSV and RGSV in Vietnam (Table 4_2006c) | May 2008 | BPH, RRSV, RGSV confirmed in Vietnam (17) |
| Pesticides provided and distributed; assistance in control offered; farmers compensated for destroyed crops (Table 4_2006c) | May 2008 | $6.6 in farmer assistance in control and training (17) | |
| February 28, 2007 | Prior to lifting the ban on hatching ducks, farmers continued using free-range waterfowl to control insects in rice fields in Vietnam (Table 6_2007v) | June 2009 | People hesitant to present illegal waterfowl for vaccination during Vietnam ban (27) |
| December 27, 06 | Concern of smuggled ducks bringing H5N1 from neighboring countries into Vietnam (Table 6_2006k) | March 2010 | An exotic clade of H5N1 detected in poultry seized at northeastern ports of entry into Vietnam and, subsequently, in live bird markets near Hanoi underscores need for AI surveillance at borders and markets where smuggled birds may be sold (35) |
| March 12, 2007 | Northern Vietnam strain of H5N1 is same as China's (Table 6_2007w) | April 2008 | Cambodian strain of H5NI in southern Vietnam and Chinese strain of H5N1 in northern Vietnam due to movement of ducks (28) |
| April 16, 2007 | FAO funds $100,000 to help Vietnam rice farmers (Table 4_2007d) | May 2008 | FAO funds $100,000 to help Vietnam rice farmers17 |
| November 5, 2006 | $125M rice losses in Vietnam; $>500,000 ha affected in Vietnam (Table 4_2006g) | June 2007 | $120M rice losses in South Vietnam 2005–2006 (34); >485,999 ha affected South Vietnam 2005–2006 (34); 210,000 ha affected in Mekong Delta 2006 (36) |
| July 29, 2007 | Sichuan Province activates Level II Emergency (Table 5_2007r) | July 2009 | Sichuan Province activates Level II Emergency (37) |
| Sichuan 390,000 ha threatened (Table 5_2007r) | January 2010 | Sichuan 390,000 ha threatened (38) | |
| June 6, 2007 | 1.2M ha rice in South China infested with BPH (Table 5_2007p) | June 2007 | BPH infested over 1.2 ha of rice in South China by June 6, 2007 (39) |
| June 6, 2007 | Migration of planthoppers from Vietnam to Southern China 2 weeks earlier than the previous year (Table 5_2007p) | August 2008 | Documented BPH migrations from Vietnam to China 2005–2007 (40) |
| July 25, 2007 | 30%–40% losses in Anhui due to BPH (Table_2007q) | July 2007 | 30%–40% losses in Anhui due to BPH (41) |
| September 28, 2007 | Hunan planthopper densities 60% more than 2006 (Table 5_2007t) | December 2007 | Changsha city Hunan densities 60% higher than 2006 (42) |