The poultry industry has lauded the move as it's expected to avert an outbreak that could trigger shortages and price hikes.

Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen announced that the country will soon begin mass vaccination in the poultry sector.

South Africa's Department of Agriculture announced the launch of its first poultry vaccination programme against highly pathogenic avian influenza, sparking both optimism and scepticism within the ind ...

Vaccine supply shortage comes at a bad time, as African countries make headway with their outbreaks and have seen good uptake ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 ...

South Africa has commenced its first-ever poultry vaccination campaign, a move expected to play a key role in minimizing the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks.

Two new H5N1 outbreaks confirmed in North West and Mpumalanga provinces. • Government plans first-ever mass poultry vaccination campaign underway. • Past 2023 epidemic led to culling of 10.5 million ...

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The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

The Department of Agriculture has issued its first-ever permit to vaccinate poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

PARIS - South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in ...

Without protocol reforms, mass vaccinations of the national flock will be unlikely. Astral Foods became the first broiler ...