Monday, 15 January 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (14): South Africa, HPAI H5N8, tern

Avian Influenza H5N8 -- South Africa
Spread [of avian influenza] amongst poultry has halted. Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, today [9 Jan 2018] announced that no new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed at previously uninfected poultry farms in the province since 31 Oct 2017. In December 2017, there was a reoccurrence at a previously infected farm, which was still under quarantine.
Laboratory tests have, however, confirmed the presence of the H5N8 virus in swift terns found in

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