Mozambique will be declared a bird flu-free country next April, an official source said. According to the National Director of Livestock Development at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Américo da Conceição, the last case of bird flu was recorded in October last year, in the province of Inhambane, when...
The import ban on eggs, chickens and their derivatives from neighboring South Africa remains in place. This follows the outbreak of avian flu in that country at the end of October. The information was given this Thursday by the spokeswoman for the National Inspection of Economic Activities at a press conference as part of the preparations for the...
The National Health Institute (INS) advocates strengthening phytosanitary measures to contain bird flu, which has already been detected in the Morrumbene district of Inhambane. According to INS researcher Osvaldo Inlamea, if bird flu is not well controlled it could spread and cause a crisis in poultry production. Although...