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Israel: Avian Flu H5N8 in a Zoo and in Poultry - Media - OIE reports
Bird flu found in chickens in kibbutz in northern Israel
OCTOBER 14, 2020 10:31
The Agriculture Ministry found chickens infected with the bird flu in Kibbutz Ma'anit in northern Israel, the ministry announced on Wednesday.The affected chicken coop was closed by the ministry and nearby farms were placed under restrictions.
The strain of bird flu found in the chickens was H5N8, which affects a variety of chickens, but has not yet been found to infect humans.
Two more cases of bird flu have been detected in the last day
Oct 15, 2020
The Ministry of Agriculture said today (Thursday) that two more cases of bird flu have been detected in the last day. One at a swan at the Biblical Zoo and the other at a turkey coop in Kibbutz Revadim. All the animals were locked up. Yesterday, a case of bird flu was discovered in a coop at Kibbutz Ma'anit in the Menashe Regional Council.
Information received on 15/10/2020 from Dr Tamir Goshen, Acting Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel
3.5 weeks old turkeys. the flock is divided into two pens. The morbidity and mortality were observed in one pen.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
18800
650
150
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
3.46%
0.80%
23.08%
**
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
**Not calculated because of missing information
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
Most likely by wild migrating birds
Epidemiological comments
Epidemiological investigation is ongoing. The last time that the virus was diagnosed in Israel was in January 2020 in a Bonelli's eagle in the desert. The last time that it was diagnosed in a commercial farm was in the north of the country in April 2019, in a turkey farm.
Control measures
Measures applied
Movement control inside the country
Quarantine
Zoning
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
Stamping out
Disinfection
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Species
Test
Test date
Result
Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avian Diseases Laboratory (National laboratory)
Birds
pathogen isolation by egg inoculation
15/10/2020
Pending
Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avian Diseases Laboratory (National laboratory)
Information received on 29/10/2020 from Dr Tamir Goshen, Acting Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel
62 weeks old heavy breeders. Culling will be done shortly.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
22000
68
68
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
0.31%
0.31%
100.00%
**
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
**Not calculated because of missing information
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
Most likely by wild migrating birds
Epidemiological comments
Epidemiological investigation is ongoing. The last time that the virus was diagnosed in Israel was in January 2020 in a Bonelli's eagle in the desert. The last time that it was diagnosed in a commercial farm was in the north of the country in April 2019, in a turkey farm.
Control measures
Measures applied
Movement control inside the country
Quarantine
Zoning
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
Stamping out
Disinfection
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Species
Test
Test date
Result
Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avian Diseases Laboratory (National laboratory)
Birds
pathogen isolation by egg inoculation
Pending
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
Israel reports 4 more cases of avian influenza in commercial farms:
Oct 29: an outbreak in Kibbutz Gvat, broiler breeders, 62 wks old, 22,000 birds.
Oct 30: an outbreak in Kibbutz Sluhot, meat turkeys, 16.5 wks old, 21,000 birds.
Oct 31: an outbreak in Ma'ayan Zvi, Turkey breeders, 14 wks old - 8,200 birds.
Nov 2: an outbreak in a broiler farm in the Golan heights - Ma'ale Gamla. The flock is 5.5 wks old. 130,000 bird will be culled.
Information received on 04/11/2020 from Dr Tamir Goshen, Acting Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel
Six weeks old broilers. The farm includes six pens. The mortality has been seen in one pen only. All the birds in all the pens have been culled.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
133000
1500
1420
131580
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
1.13%
1.07%
94.67%
100.00%
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
Most likely by wild migrating birds
Epidemiological comments
Epidemiological investigation is ongoing. The last time that the virus was diagnosed in Israel was in January 2020 in a Bonelli's eagle in the desert. The last time that it was diagnosed in a commercial farm was in the north of the country in April 2019, in a turkey farm.
Control measures
Measures applied
Movement control inside the country
Quarantine
Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
Stamping out
Zoning
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Disinfection
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Species
Test
Test date
Result
Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avian Diseases Laboratory (National laboratory)
Birds
pathogen isolation by egg inoculation
Pending
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
Information received on 05/11/2020 from Dr Tamir Goshen, Acting Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel
15 weeks old turkeys. Neurologic symptoms and acute death.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
28000
700
500
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
2.50%
1.79%
71.43%
**
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
**Not calculated because of missing information
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
Most likely by wild migrating birds
Epidemiological comments
Epidemiological investigation is ongoing. The last time that the virus was diagnosed in Israel was in January 2020 in a Bonelli's eagle in the desert. The last time that it was diagnosed in a commercial farm was in the north of the country in April 2019, in a turkey farm.
Control measures
Measures applied
Movement control inside the country
Quarantine
Zoning
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
Stamping out
Disinfection
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Species
Test
Test date
Result
Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avian Diseases Laboratory (National laboratory)
Birds
pathogen isolation by egg inoculation
04/11/2020
Positive
Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avian Diseases Laboratory (National laboratory)
Ministry of Agriculture: Another case of bird flu was discovered at a turkey farm for fattening at Kibbutz Tzora near Beit Shemesh
13/12/2020
It is estimated that the cause of infection in all the cases discovered so far is migratory birds
The Ministry of Agriculture has completed the treatment of all influenza centers that have been so far. The ministry also emphasizes that the bird flu strain found in all previous cases has not been diagnosed in humans so far
The Ministry of Agriculture updates that in the last day, another chicken coop was found to be sick with bird flu. This is a turkey coop for fattening in Kibbutz Tzora. In accordance with the procedure, Dr. Ram Katz, Chief Physician of Poultry Health at the Veterinary Services, ordered the closure of the poultry farms within a 10 km radius of the patient coop. Monitoring is performed in the quarantine area, along with other inspections and inspections by veterinary services professionals at the Ministry of Agriculture Routinely.
Recently, a total of 10 cases of birdflu found in H5N8 bird flu, which has so far not been diagnosed as a human infection, have been detected.
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