Mozambique reports bird flu outbreak on laying hen farm
The bird flu outbreak was found on a farm of 54,207 laying hens aged between 23 and 30 weeks
20 October 2023 - 11:14
bySybille de La Hamaide
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Neighbouring SA, a leading poultry producer on the continent, is currently grappling with a major bird flu outbreak that killed millions of chickens. Picture: 123RF/VOLOGYMYRSHTUN89
Mozambique has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, among poultry in the southern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday.
The bird flu outbreak was found on a farm of 54,207 laying hens aged between 23 and 30 weeks kept in a high biosecurity facility, the Paris-based body said, quoting information from Mozambique’s health authorities.
Neighbouring SA, a leading poultry producer on the continent, is grappling with a major bird flu outbreak that killed millions of chickens.
The spread of the highly contagious virus is raising concern among governments and the poultry industry after it ravaged flocks around the globe in the past years, disrupting supply, fuelling food prices and posing a risk of human transmission.
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Mozambique reports bird flu outbreak on laying hen farm
The bird flu outbreak was found on a farm of 54,207 laying hens aged between 23 and 30 weeks
Mozambique has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, among poultry in the southern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday.
The bird flu outbreak was found on a farm of 54,207 laying hens aged between 23 and 30 weeks kept in a high biosecurity facility, the Paris-based body said, quoting information from Mozambique’s health authorities.
Neighbouring SA, a leading poultry producer on the continent, is grappling with a major bird flu outbreak that killed millions of chickens.
The spread of the highly contagious virus is raising concern among governments and the poultry industry after it ravaged flocks around the globe in the past years, disrupting supply, fuelling food prices and posing a risk of human transmission.
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