Botswana bans poultry imports from South Africa after avian flu outbreak

Published 2021년 4월 14일

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Botswana has imposed a ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from South Africa following an outbreak of avian influenza at a chicken farm in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg. The outbreak has been confirmed to be the H5 strain of the virus. The ban, announced by Botswana's Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security, includes the importation of domesticated and wild birds, their products such as meat, eggs, and feathers. This decision is a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the disease, and the public is urged to report any deaths of domestic poultry or wild birds to veterinary offices.

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GABORONE: Botswana has banned the importation of poultry and poultry products from South Africa after an outbreak of avian influenza was detected on a chicken farm in South Africa, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. South Africa said on Tuesday that around 300 birds died of avian flu at the commercial chicken-layer farm in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, with samples from the farm testing positive for the H5 strain. "As a result, the import of domesticated and wild birds, their products (meat, eggs and feathers), from South Africa is banned with immediate effect," Botswana's Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security said in a statement. After an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of avian flu in 2017, which saw poultry farmers ...

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