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Bird flu hits SA ostrich farmers hard

28/06/2012

According to Bloomberg research, more than 43,000 ostriches have been culled in South Africa since the H5N2 bird flu virus was detected in April 2011.

Outbreaks have been detected on 43 ostrich farms, with around 740 at risk of infection.

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