News as South Africa Bans The Sale Of Life Birds

The sale of life hen has been banned in south Africa in order to control an outbreak of highly contagious H5N8 bird flu, the government said on Monday. According to the country’s department of agriculture no human had been affected. Exportation of processed poultry products, live chicken and fresh produce will depend on the requirement of
importing countries.

Human cases of infection with influenza H5N8 has not been reported till date. Meanwhile, people handling wild birds, sick or dying poultry are advised to wear protective clothing and wash their hands with disinfectants as stated by the department.


The south African government also stated that “meat from healthy poultry was safe to eat due to strict inspections at abattoirs, its citizens were  advised to avoid eating any birds found dead, dying or sick”
The latest outbreak of H5N8 bird flu was made public by the government, it occurred in a large  farm in the Mpumalanga province  where over  5000 birds  died.