Bird Flu Outbreak 2024 South Africa. Two different strains are causing outbreaks. An outbreak of avian flu, a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild birds as well as poultry has hit poultry farms in south africa.
Avian influenza (bird flu) outbreaks of highly pathogenic h7n6 avian flu that began at the end of may have led to the loss of about a quarter of south africa’s. Since the first reported case of avian influenza in south africa, the poultry industry has been on high alert.