Uncategorized South African poultry industry to offset Brazilian import shortfall amid bird flu outbreak South African poultry producers are prepared to compensate for the anticipated shortfall in chicken imports following Brazil's recent bird flu outbreak. The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) has confirmed that local producers can increase production by approximately one million chickens per week, ensuring a stable supply for consumers. Brazil, the world's leading chicken exporter, reported its first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) on a commercial farm in Rio […] today23 May, 2025
insert_link Health / Medical WHO launches mRNA bird flu vaccine project The World Health Organization and its partners launched a bid on Monday to speed up the development and distribution of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu vaccines in low and middle-income countries. The mRNA Technology Transfer Programme, collaboratively developed by WHO and MPP, was launched in July 2021 to enhance the capacity of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for the development and production of mRNA-based vaccines. As a […] today30 July, 2024
insert_link Environment Bird flu: what is it, how does it spread and how can we protect ourselves from it? By Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu, University of Ibadan There has been an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital. The viral disease, also called avian influenza, killed 441 chickens out of a flock of 641 on a farm. There have been several outbreaks bird flu across Africa over the past 18 years. Nigeria was the first African country to report an outbreak in February 2006. […] today25 March, 2024
