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The first case of H7 high pathogenicity avian influenza in the Western Cape was diagnosed on a poultry farm in the George area on Thursday, according to a media statement by the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer.“This follows the introduction of chickens from an infected province in the north. The George farm has been quarantined and culling on the farm has already started,” said Meyer.
“Moving chickens from infected provinces should be avoided at all costs as this has a severe impact on the entire Western Cape province if more cases of H7 HPAI are detected.”He warned that the H5N1 HPAI virus that caused seven outbreaks in the Western Cape from April to June 2023, is still a threat from wild birds.
“The quarantine was lifted, and the outbreaks were reported as resolved and disclosed to the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and the World Organisation of Animal Health respectively.” State veterinarian and director of animal health Dr Noluvuyo Magadla appealed to poultry owners to adhere to the following general recommendations to prevent transmission of the disease between farms:
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