Lerato Mbhiza
THE Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development has confirmed that South Africa has recorded more than 50 cases of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also known as bird flu in various parts of the country.
A total of fifty (50) HPAI H7 outbreaks and ten (10) HPAI H5 outbreaks were reported in various parts of the country.
Spokesperson for the Department, Reggie Ngcobo, said Gauteng is the hardest hit by the HPAI H7 outbreak, with 37 cases reported so far.
Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and Northwest have reported two cases each of the strain, while the Free State has so far recorded only one case.
Ngcobo said the reported number of chickens that have died from the H7 strain stand at 107 705, while the reported number of chickens that were culled are 1 318 521.
In total, there has been a loss of 1 426 226 chickens
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