Bird Flu Found on South African Ostrich Farm - No Chinese Link Seen
An outbreak of bird flu has hit an ostrich farm in South Africa, but authorities said it was unlikely to pose a threat to humans, though additional tests were being carried out after another strain killed nine people in China.
The outbreak has prompted restrictions on the movement of the big birds and their products in the Western Cape province.
Tests samples from an ostrich farm near Oudtshoorn, the centre of South Africa's ostrich export industry, found the presence of the H7N1 virus.
Another strain, H7N9, has killed nine people in eastern China since it was confirmed in humans for the first time last month.
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