Probe into avian flu strain underway

JOHANNESBURG - Over 120,000 birds have been killed in an Avian flu outbreak in the Western Cape.

It was detected two weeks ago in two farms in the Paardeberg area.

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Animal Health director at the Agriculture Department, Mpho Maja, says the virus is extremely contagious.

"Samples have been sent to the laboratories, it spreads as easy as that," she said.

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