European embargo ostriches South Africa

09augustus2006
Source: Nu.nl
The entire EU has imposed an embargo on living ostriches, their eggs and meat from the district Mosselbaai and Riversdale. The embargo follows ...
an outbreak of the contagious bird flu virus H5N2 on an ostrich farm in the Westkaap region in South Africa. The virus is not related to the dangerous H5N1-virus Which is mainly found in South East Asia. Because of bird flu, an embargo had already been in place against bird species from several countries outside the EU, among which South Africa. It will stay on at least until after October this year, according to the European Committee.