Bird flu outbreak confirmed in SA, Joburg farm quarantined 14 April 2021 - 07:00 The World Health Organisation and the World Organisation of Animal Health confirmed that this strain of the virus was found to not be dangerous to humans, and in the isolated cases where transmission has occurred, it could be treated effectively. Image: Chayakorn Lot/ 123rf.com/ File photo
The poultry industry was on high alert on Tuesday after an outbreak of avian influenza was confirmed in a commercial layer flock on the East Rand of Johannesburg.
The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) said the farm was quarantined and that the N-type would be established on Wednesday after conclusive testing at Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute.
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Russia reports world s 1st case of human infection with bird flu
Russia has confirmed the first case of human infection with the avian influenza A(H5N8) virus or bird flu in the world, a Russian sanitary official announced on Saturday.
Scientists have isolated the genetic material of this bird flu virus in seven workers of a poultry farm in south Russia, where an outbreak among fowls was reported in December, said Anna Popova, head of the country’s consumer rights and human well-being watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, the Xinhua news agency reported.
All of the seven people who were infected are now feeling well, with only mild clinical symptoms, Popova said.
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Scientists from Russia s research center Vector have confirmed the first case of human infection with the H5N8 strain of the influenza A virus, which causes bird flu, the head of the Rostpotrebnadzor consumer rights protection watchdog said. I want to make an announcement on an important scientific discovery by scientists off Rospotrebnadzor s Vector research center. The first case of human infection with the H5N8 strain of the Avian influenza A virus in the Russian Federation was confirmed in a laboratory, Anna Popova said, as aired on Russia-24 broadcaster. Scientists have isolated the genetic material of this strain of flu in seven employees of a poultry farm in Russia s south, where an outbreak was registered among the poultry in December.
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