The Department of Agriculture says it has culled 8 000 ostriches in the Riversdale district, Western Cape, in an attempt to bring the outbreak of avian flu under control.
According to the department, follow-up investigations have shown no further signs of the disease.
allAfrica.com: South Africa: Mossel Bay Avian Flu Outbreak Under Control
Friday, July 28, 2006
Monday, July 24, 2006
The Herald Online **News**
MORE than 3 000 ostriches are being culled on the Garden Route – and more could follow – after a strain of bird flu which was earlier detected in the area was found to have infected birds on another farm near Mossel Bay.
The Herald Online **News**
The Herald Online **News**
Friday, July 21, 2006
Daily News - EU bans SA ostrich imports
The H5N2 strain of the disease was recently detected in these areas. South Africa's Agriculture department said on Monday an ostrich farm near Mossel Bay was placed under quarantine after the precautionary culling of 60 ostriches suspected of having avian flu.
Daily News - EU bans SA ostrich imports
Daily News - EU bans SA ostrich imports
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