H7N1 in ostriches in South Africa

10.04.2013

An outbreak of avian influenza H7N1 has hit an ostrich farm near Oudtshoorn in South Africa. The outbreak has prompted restrictions on the movement of ostriches and their products in the Western Cape province.
In 1999 and 2000 an H7N1 outbreak in Italian turkeys led to the culling of about 14 million birds.