on May 19, 2021
Surge in South African avian flu outbreaks
In South Africa, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed at 10 poultry farms in five provinces over the past two months.
In South Africa’s Western Cape, four new highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks have been confirmed at poultry farms. According to News 24, the affected premises are near Worcester, Malmesbury, and Hopefield. The presence of the H5 HPAI virus has been confirmed at two of the locations. For the…