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Bird flu leads to ostrich cull in South Africa

20/01/2012

Thousands of ostriches have been culled in South Africa in one of the country’s worst outbreaks of avian influenza (bird flu). Exports to Europe, the biggest market for South Africa’s ostrich meat, have come to a halt since the EU banned the import of the meat to stop the virus spreading.

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