Western Cape authorities on high alert after bird flu detected in Gauteng
16 April 2021 12:10 PM
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The Western Cape Department of Agriculture says it remains vigilant after the reports of a bird flu outbreak in Gauteng.
The South African Poultry Association confirmed a bird flu outbreak on Tuesday.
Botswana has banned poultry products from South Africa following the announcment.
Around 300 birds died of H5 Avian Influenza at a commercial chicken layer farm in Ekurhuleni, in the East Rand in Gauteng.
There are no such cases reported in the Western Cape, according to Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer.
Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is a viral respiratory disease of birds believed to be transmitted by wild migratory birds.
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This was announced on Thursday by WC MEC of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer.
Meyer has announced a ban on the sale and movement of live pigs from Mfuleni to limit the spread of the disease.
African Swine Fever (ASF) has been identified on two smallholder farms in Mfuleni, Eerste River in Cape Town, Western Cape Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer said on Thursday.
Meyer said this was confirmed by the postmortem samples submitted to the ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. This finding follows the intensive investigation conducted by the veterinary services of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture to determine the cause of the pigs dying in the area over the last two weeks, he said in a statement.