Tag: avian influenza

What happened in the northern hemisphere could play out in Mzansi too. The South African Poultry Association cautions that the risk for avian influenza outbreaks and subsequent bird culling will ...

Cape authorities are still battling an avian influenza outbreak which has caused the death of more than 18 000 wild seabirds. The population of Cape cormorants is most affected.

Despite the disease outbreaks of the past two years, Mzansi’s animal health sector remained proactive and effective. And it's all thanks to a network of strong relationships and systems, says ...

A team of four experts will put particular focus on foot-and-mouth disease which has posed great challenges particularly in Limpopo, African swine fever which has spread across eight of Mzansi's ...

The government of Namibia has now prohibited the import and in-transit movement of live poultry and its raw products from South Africa with immediate effect. Dr Albertina Shilongo, Namibia’s chief ...

While at least three provinces now have confirmed cases of avian influenza on poultry farms, Hong Kong has now also temporarily suspended the importation of all poultry products from affected ...

The recent outbreak of a highly infectious strain of avian influenza in commercial layers on the East Rand have farmers panicked and consumers worried. The outbreak which led to about ...

The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) is yet to comment on the decision of Botswana to ban poultry products from Mzansi after an outbreak of avian influenza was confirmed on ...

With 75% of the global market share, Mzansi remains the world’s leader in ostrich production, but the protracted drought, bird flu and, more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted ...