South Africa bird flu outbreaks see 7.5 million chickens culled, causing poultry and egg shortages

South Africa bird flu outbreaks see 7.5 million chickens culled, causing poultry and egg shortages

Cape Town, South Africa — South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain dozens of outbreaks of two separate strains of avian influenza that threaten to create a shortage of eggs and poultry for consumers, the government and national poultry association said Tuesday. At least 205,000 chickens have died from bird … Read more