Two new H5N1 outbreaks confirmed in North West and Mpumalanga provinces. • Government plans first-ever mass poultry vaccination campaign underway. • Past 2023 epidemic led to culling of 10.5 million ...

The South African poultry industry is once again on high alert following confirmed outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian ...

A strain of bird flu that has jumped from animals to people in the United States could find its way to Europe, EU scientists ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

Background: Accurate estimation of the case-fatality (CF) rate, or the proportion of cases that die, is central to pandemic planning. While estimates of CF rates for past influenza pandemics have ...

South Africa is grappling with a resurgence of the H5N1 bird flu, following outbreaks on poultry farms in Tswaing and Mkhondo ...

PARIS - South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in ...

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen made the announcement during a media briefing on Tuesday, lauding the permit approval ...

As of June 16, nine HPAI outbreaks had occurred in Vietnamese poultry so far this year, reported DanViet, citing agriculture ...

Following a prolonged but ultimately successful application process, South Africa’s largest poultry company has become the ...

The institute confirmed that both individuals tested positive for the H5N1 virus. They are the 9th and 10th cases of bird flu ...

The two new confirmed cases are in stable condition and are being treated with Tamiflu. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...