GOVERNMENT has banned, with immediate effect, all imports of poultry and poultry products from South Africa following an outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5N2) in ostriches at five commercial farms in the Western Cape Province.
Acting Principal Director Livestock and Veterinary Services Mr William Shereni said the ban was a precautionary measure ahead of the dispatch of a high-level team of veterinary experts to South Africa.
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