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Oct
20
2023
By The African Mirror
Bird flu in South Africa: expert explains what’s behind the chicken crisis and what must be done about it

Bird flu in South Africa: expert explains what’s behind the chicken crisis and what must be done about it

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
AN outbreak of avian flu – a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild birds as well as poultry – has hit poultry farms in South Africa. Two different strains are causing outbreaks in the country – A(H5N1) and influenza A(H7N6). A specialist in poultry health, Shahn Bisschop, answers some questions put to him by The Conversation Africa. SHAHN BISSCHOP, Senior lecturer, specialist poultry veterinarian, University of Pretoria What strain has broken out in South Africa? The outbreak caused by a highly pathogenic (HPAI) strain of H7N6 avian influenza is causing the most concern at present. The strain was first…
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Sep
29
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s RCL Foods culls 410,000 chickens amid bird flu outbreak

South Africa’s RCL Foods culls 410,000 chickens amid bird flu outbreak

NEWS
SOUTH Africa's RCL Foods said that its poultry unit Rainbow has culled 410,000 chickens due to the country's worst outbreak of avian flu, heightening fears of chicken meat and egg shortages. The outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), a bird flu which spreads rapidly in an infected flock causing a high death rate, has already impacted table egg supplies in the country and producers have warned of chicken meat shortages in the coming weeks. Rainbow is one of South Africa's largest chicken producers, supplying retailers and fast food businesses. "The outbreak has moved at a rapid pace, and the situation is constantly…
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Jul
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Ghana deals with avian flu outbreak

Ghana deals with avian flu outbreak

NEWS
GHANA has destroyed 4,500 chickens and restricted the movement of poultry after nearly 6,000 birds were found to have died of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu, the country's veterinary services director has said. The birds originated from seven farms in Ghana's greater Accra, Central and Volta regions, and poultry movement from those regions has been banned, veterinary director Patrick Abakeh told Reuters. Ghana has also suspended poultry imports from Togo, Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritania and Senegal as a precaution, Abakeh said. Togo last month culled thousands of birds in response to its own H5N1 outbreak. The cases mark…
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Jun
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Togo culls birds, after avian flu outbreak

Togo culls birds, after avian flu outbreak

NEWS
TOGO has culled hundreds of birds, quarantined a poultry farm, closed a local bird market and banned the movement of poultry following an avian flu outbreak, the government has announced. The statement did not specify the type of flu but said hundreds of birds had been incinerated and eggs destroyed to stop its spread.
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May
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Namibia bans SA poultry imports

Namibia bans SA poultry imports

NEWS
NAMIBIA has banned all imports of poultry and poultry products from South Africa after further outbreaks of avian influenza were detected in the neighbouring country, the agriculture ministry said yesterday. Last month Namibia suspended imports from one commercial egg-producing chicken farm in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg after the death of around 300 birds. The samples from the farm tested positive for the H5 strain. The southwest African nation extended the ban on poultry to all South African farms following an outbreak on a further eight farms. Consignments containing poultry products packed in their final packaging on or after March 19…
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