The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI), type H5N8, in two ostrich farms in the Heidelberg area.
Avian influenza is a controlled disease in terms of the Animal Diseases Act, 35 of 1984.
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