Bird flu is quiet in SA. But producers push for mass vaccinations as European risk looms

News24 Business19 October 2026 at 16:48

Despite just six local bird flu incidents this year, South African poultry producers are urgently awaiting mass vaccinations, fearing that wild birds migrating from Europe could spark a wider outbreak.

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