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New bird flu case dashes ostrich export plans
A fresh positive test result for the H5N2 avian flu virus in the Klein Karoo has dashed hope the industry could resume trade this month with the European Union, its biggest ostrich export market
JANINE OELOFSE
Published: 2012/03/02 09:08:29 AM
A FRESH positive test result for the H5N2 avian flu virus in the Klein Karoo has dashed hope the industry could resume trade this month with the European Union (EU), its biggest ostrich export market.
South African Ostrich Business Chamber interim CEO Piet Kleyn said yesterday that the test result came after the eighth round of tests in February since the virus was first detected on a farm near Oudtshoorn in April last year.
The latest case was found on a farm near De Rust, east of Oudtshoorn, in an area that had previously been virus-free.
"It is not clear when exports will resume. The resumption of meat exports will be negotiated with trading partners (in the EU), once the identified shortcomings in the current system have been addressed and recommendations have been implemented," the chamber said...
New bird flu case dashes ostrich export plans
A fresh positive test result for the H5N2 avian flu virus in the Klein Karoo has dashed hope the industry could resume trade this month with the European Union, its biggest ostrich export market
JANINE OELOFSE
Published: 2012/03/02 09:08:29 AM
A FRESH positive test result for the H5N2 avian flu virus in the Klein Karoo has dashed hope the industry could resume trade this month with the European Union (EU), its biggest ostrich export market.
South African Ostrich Business Chamber interim CEO Piet Kleyn said yesterday that the test result came after the eighth round of tests in February since the virus was first detected on a farm near Oudtshoorn in April last year.
The latest case was found on a farm near De Rust, east of Oudtshoorn, in an area that had previously been virus-free.
"It is not clear when exports will resume. The resumption of meat exports will be negotiated with trading partners (in the EU), once the identified shortcomings in the current system have been addressed and recommendations have been implemented," the chamber said...