South Africa: 25,000 birds killed in H5N8 avian influenza outbreak on Mpumalanga farm

Officials with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health in Pretoria reported an outbreak of Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) H5N8 on a farm in Dipaleseng, Mpumalanga Province to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) today. According to the report, 25,000 birds died out of 243,000 susceptible birds. The following measures have been applied: ["]

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