Monday, March 06, 2006

Zimbabwe get the all clear for avian flu for ostriches

"Zimbabwe's The Herald is pleased the country's authorities have given the OK for a number of major poultry arms to resume exports after they were declared free of the H5N1 virus.

A leading veterinary official said 'a regional approach in combating the virus was the best effective preventive mechanism that would see the southern African region free of the virus'.

'He said his department had during the assessment at two ostrich farms in Bulawayo, detected harmless anti-bodies of the H5N2 type of the avian virus in the ostriches.'"JTW News - African press eyes bird flu dangers:

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