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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
South Africa reports H5N1 bird flu on poultry farms, international agency says
PARIS (Reuters) -South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Wednesday. The cases were the first in South Africa since September last year, Paris-based WOAH said in a notification. South Africa's poultry sector has been recovering from an outbreak in 2023 that led to the loss of a third of the national chicken flock. The industry has been wary of a resurgence of the diseases amid criticism of the rollout of a government vaccination programme. Bird flu has ravaged poultry flocks worldwide in recent years, including in the United States, and top poultry exporter Brazil this year reported its first known case on a commercial farm. In South Africa, the new outbreaks killed 1,150 poultry birds on the affected firms, Paris-based WOAH said, citing South African authorities. This included 300 birds killed on a farm in Tswaing in North West province and 850 birds that died on a farm in Mkhondo in Mpumalanga province.
Reuters
02-07-2025
- Health
- Reuters
South Africa reports H5N1 bird flu on poultry farms, international agency says
PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) - South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Wednesday. The cases were the first in South Africa since September last year, Paris-based WOAH said in a notification. South Africa's poultry sector has been recovering from an outbreak in 2023 that led to the loss of a third of the national chicken flock. The industry has been wary of a resurgence of the diseases amid criticism of the rollout of a government vaccination programme. Bird flu has ravaged poultry flocks worldwide in recent years, including in the United States, and top poultry exporter Brazil this year reported its first known case on a commercial farm. In South Africa, the new outbreaks killed 1,150 poultry birds on the affected firms, Paris-based WOAH said, citing South African authorities. This included 300 birds killed on a farm in Tswaing in North West province and 850 birds that died on a farm in Mkhondo in Mpumalanga province.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Bird flu restrictions to be lifted in NI this weekend
Restrictions to protect against bird flu in Northern Ireland will end at midday on Saturday, 31 means poultry gatherings are once again allowed to take place after the lifting of compulsory housing measures on 10 arrangements in the Republic of Ireland will be lifted at the same Avian Influenza Prevention Zone was put in place in January following the confirmation of the virus in wild birds. In February, there were three outbreaks of bird flu in commercial poultry premises in County Tyrone around the time of a housing was the first time the disease had been detected in a commercial setting since December Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir said the measures had "undoubtedly limited the spread" of the disease."Thanks to the determined efforts from the poultry sector in Northern Ireland to protect their flocks and minimise the impact of disease, we are now in a position to lift the AIPZ and reduce all mandatory restrictions placed on bird keepers," he said."I'm sure this will be welcome news for the sector which contributes greatly to our economy and wider society."Chief Veterinary Officer Brian Dooher warned against complacency, saying "lower risk does not mean no risk".He added that "the need for stringent, mandatory biosecurity measures are still of paramount importance to help prevent the spread of the disease from wild birds or another source to poultry."I would urge all bird keepers to continue to implement the biosecurity measures of the AIPZ as they have been doing."
