During the first week of January a new case of the H5N1-strain bird flu in Nestpark, Bapsfontein has been positively identified.

According to statistics made available in September last year by the South African Poultry Association (ASA), a wide variety of animals were affected, including wild animal species.

“More than 3 million birds have been culled during 2021,” the ASA surveillance report for September 2021

Technician confirms bird flu case in Bapsfontein – Ridge Times