South Africa: H7N2 in ostriches

26 October 2016

For the first time, low pathogenic H7N2 avian influenza is being reported in ostriches in South Africa. 
The case has been reported on Sep 20, in a flock of commercial ostriches in Western Cape province near the southern tip of the continent. This is the first time H7N2 is being reported in ostriches.