Two ostriches kept in a farm in Hwange, Matabeleland North, are suspected of having contracted a strain of avian influenza. Health officials from Zimbabwe have not yet confirmed the case, but the province is already on alert after a similar outbreak was reported in the vicinity, near Victoria Falls and Livingston (Zambia). Farmers living in the area say they have reported the case to the veterinary department, which gave reassurances that tests will be carried out to establish the exact nature of the disease.
