South Africa: H7N2 in ostriches

26.10.2016

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.