# The Western Cape Agriculture Department says new outbreaks of the highly contagious bird flu have been detected in the province. Recent outbreaks have been confirmed in chickens in North West and Mpumalanga provinces, with one poultry outbreak in the Western Cape detected in farmed ducks near Paarl last month. The department’s spokesperson, Mary James says in addition the virus has been responsible for mortalities in Great White Pelicans near Malmesbury and Hartlaub’s Gulls in the Cape Town area:
Avian influenza detected in Western Cape [SOUND]
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