Flu season has started earlier than usual in South Africa, prompting health experts to urge vaccinations for high-risk groups ...

Flu season has started earlier than expected in South Africa, but the National Institute for Communicable Diseases says the ...

According to the institute, while the vaccine is most effective when administered before the flu season commences, it is not too late for individuals to get vaccinated. It said pr ...

Sniffles? It must be flu.’ We often label minor illnesses as influenza, but the flu is far more dangerous, claiming thousands of South African lives annually. Learn how to keep yourself and your ...

The outbreaks South Africa has experienced have led to the culling of 7.5 million chickens. This is about 20-30% of the total chicken stock in the country.

The department of forestry, fisheries and environment has confirmed the presence of the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus on South Africa’s sub-Antarctic territory of Marion ...

SOUTH Africa’s poultry industry is on high alert as it faces the looming threat of another devastating avian flu outbreak. In 2023, the sector was hit hard, with at least 9 million chickens ...

A fast spreading form of bird flu is devastating colonies where almost half of the world’s wandering albatrosses breed on a remote island group halfway between South Africa and Antarctica. High ...