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Israel: Bird flu Confirmed in Binyamina petting zoo
Re: Israel: Bird flu scare in Binyamina petting zoo
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'This morning, 18 ducks, chickens and pigeons were found dead among a total of 25 birds held in a petting corner in a kindergarten in Binyamina,' an agriculture ministry spokesman told AFP.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- A deadly strain of the bird flu virus has infected chickens in northern Israel, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website on Thursday.
According to the report, the virus was found at a kindergarten petting zoo in the northern Israeli city of Binyamina, more than ten kilometers south to the city of Haifa.
The report said 18 of the 25 chickens in the petting zoo were found dead earlier Thursday morning.
The Haifa District Physician Prof. Shmuel Rishpon confirmed that the chickens were infected by the H5N1 bird flue virus.
Rishpon was quoted as saying that "The kindergarten staff has been given preventive medicines and as far as we know, none of the children or their parents came in contact with the birds."
He added that the virus can only be transmitted by direct contact, and the hospitals in the area have been alerted to look out for any children or adults coming in with bird flu-like symptoms. According to Yedioth Ahronoth, the Israeli Agriculture Ministry announced it was putting all chicken coops and hatcheries within a six-mile (9.6 kilometers) radius under quarantine. The Ministry's poultry disease division was quoted as saying that it is testing all poultry in the quarantined area, but so far have no further reports on any dead birds."
'This morning, 18 ducks, chickens and pigeons were found dead among a total of 25 birds held in a petting corner in a kindergarten in Binyamina,' an agriculture ministry spokesman told AFP.
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</TD></TR><TR><TD class="georgia11 padcell8" colSpan=2><!-- 7 or less paragraphs so show all paragraphs first --><!-- story content : start -->JERUSALEM - ISRAEL was investigating a fresh outbreak of avian flu after 18 contaminated birds were found dead on Thursday at a kindergarten in a coastal town in the north of the country.
'This morning, 18 ducks, chickens and pigeons were found dead among a total of 25 birds held in a petting corner in a kindergarten in Binyamina,' an agriculture ministry spokesman told AFP.
Tests discovered the presence of the H5 virus category, which only kills birds, unlike the highly pathogenic H5N1 sub-type of the virus that is dangerous to humans.
Experts were examining the infected birds to see if they had been infected with the H5N1 strain.
Authorities have banned the transportation of animals in a three-kilometre radius around Binyamina, a coastal town north of Tel Aviv, in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus, the agriculture ministry said in a statement. -- AFP <!-- story content : end --><!-- Vodcast --><!-- Background Story -->
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18 chickens among 20 were affected in addition to the presence of 8 ducks and 4 pigeons. These backyard birds were located in a small enclosure adjacent to a kindergarten.
?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet
Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Necropsy Date Of Last Occurrence 03/2006
Number Of Reported Outbreaks
Submitted= 1, Draft= 0 Name of Sender of the report Dr Michel Bellaiche
Address
post office box 12 BEIT DAGAN 50250 Position Epidemiologist
Telephone
+972(3)9681761 Fax +972(3)9681761
Email
michelb@moag.gov.il Entered by Mrs Fran?oise Ricordel
Outbreak (this report - submitted) ( BINYAMINA-GIV'AT ADA )
HAIFA Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End
HAIFA Farm BINYAMINA-GIV'AT ADA 32,5195133375 34,9647465364 01/01/2008
Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
Birds Animals 32 18 18 14 0
Affected Population
18 chickens among 20 were affected in addition to the presence of 8 ducks and 4 pigeons. These backyard birds were located in a small enclosure adjacent to a kindergarten.
Outbreak summary: Total outbreaks = 1 (Submitted)
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
Birds 32 18 18 14 0
Epidemiology
Epidemiological comments
A 3-km radius protection zone and a 10-km radius surveillance zone were set up.
H5 was detected by PCR. The Neuraminidase (N) type is pending.
Increase of monitoring activities of sick and dead wild birds in the zone.
Source of Infection
? Unknown or inconclusive
Control Measures
? Stamping out
Applied
? Quarantine
Printed on: Thu Jan 3 14:19:57 Paris, Madrid 2008 Page 1/3
To be applied
? No Planned Control Measures
Vaccination Prohibited
Yes
? Movement control inside the country
? Screening
? Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
Animals treated
No
Country / Zone
Country or zone
a zone or compartment
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory Type Name of Laboratory Species Test Type Date Results Provided Result
National laboratory Kimron Veterinary Institute Birds neuraminidase inhibition assay Pending
National laboratory Kimron Veterinary Institute Birds polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 03/01/2008 Positive
Future Reporting
What further reports will be submitted in relation to this event?
There are 1outbreaks that are still recorded as unresolved. It is not possible to declare this event resolved until these individual outbreaks are resolved.
Immediate notification report. Report reference: BINYAMINA-GIV'AT ADA, Ref OIE: 6649, Report Date: 03/01/2008 , Country: Israel
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Re: Israel: Bird flu Confirmed in Binyamina petting zoo
Jan 3, 2008 16:00
Binyamina Avian flu is of the h5n1 strain lethal to humans, officials say
Avian flu which erupted among hens in a petting zoo near a Binyamina kindergarten is of the h5n1 strain which is lethal to humans, the Agriculture Ministry said Thursday.
People who came in contact with the birds over the past week were instructed to take preventative medicine,and the ministry stressed that the disease appeared to be contained to the one location at the moment.
The birds were tested for the disease after 18 out of 25 hens in the petting zoo died in the last week.
It was understood that none of the children in the kindergarten came in contact with the infected fowl.
Re: Israel: Bird flu Confirmed in Binyamina petting zoo
Fowl ordered culled after avian flu diagnosed in Israel's north
The Associated Press
Thursday, January 3, 2008 JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities ordered the culling of fowl in part of Israel's north on Thursday after chickens kept at a kindergarten were diagnosed with a deadly strain of avian flu, Israeli media reported.
Most of the chickens in the coop in a Binyamina kindergarten died, and veterinarians determined they were infected with the H5N1 strain of avian flu. Israel TV showed footage of yellow-suited, masked workers disinfecting the kindergarten in the northern Israeli town.
Fowl were to be culled in a three-kilometer (two-mile) radius from Binyamina, near Israel's Mediterranean coast south of the port city of Haifa, the reports said.
Several years ago there was a worldwide near-panic over the possibility that the disease could cause an epidemic among humans, but that has not happened.
Israeli media reported that there was little danger to humans from the latest outbreak, but the disease can spread quickly among birds.
In recent years almost all the cases of humans contracting avian flu concerned people who were in direct contact with infected birds.
Following confirmation of the existence of the lethal H5N1 strain of avian flu in a petting zoo in Binyamina on Thursday, Magen David Adom announced that it would prepare for the possibility of human infection with the disease.
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MDA teams across the country were instructed to refresh procedures and ensure the presence of protective measures and sterilization substances in their [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]ambulances[/COLOR][/COLOR]. Teams in the Binyamina area received briefings on disease symptoms and cautionary steps. In addition, MDA has prepared special enclosed beds, resembling large incubators, to allow safe transfer for people suspected of infection.
H5N1 Confirmed at Kindergarten Petting Zoo in Haifa Israel
Recombinomics Commentary 13:11 January 3, 2008
The Haifa District Physician, Prof. Shmuel Rishpon, confirmed Thursday that a deadly strain of the bird flu virus has infected chickens at a petting zoo in a Binyamina kindergarten.
Earlier Thursday morning 18 of the 25 chickens in the kindergarten's petting zoo, were found dead.
"The virus was identified as H5N1 bird flue,"
"The kindergarten staff has been given preventive medicines and as far as we know, none of the children or their parents came in contact with the birds.
The above comments confirm H5N1 in Haifa, Israel. The finding was not unexpected because of the mortality in the chickens and initial positive data for influenza. The lack of contact between children and chickens at a kindergarten petting zoo remains unclear. The staff has been placed on prophylactic oseltamivir (Tamiflu).
The confirmation of H5N1 in Israel suggests bird flu is widespread in the Middle East. There are 38 reported outbreaks in Saudi Arabia, and the number of outbreaks in Egypt is likely to be higher (see satellite map). Birds are migrating through the region at this time, and reported outbreaks upstream have been high this fall in Europe and possibly Iran..
Thus far confirmed human cases have been limited to Egypt (see satellite map) and Pakistan, although there was a suspect case at the Kuwait airport. The similarity between H5N1 in Egypt and Israel in 2006 raises the possibility of more human cases in the area. In addition to the recent confirmed cases in Egypt, a growing number of suspect cases are being reported.
The outbreak in Pakistan is likely to be the Uva Lake strain, which has been widespread in Europe and in Kuwait early last year. It is likely that the Uva Lake strain has now migrated into the Middle East and may be recombining with resident sequences.
Other than Germany and Russia, all other countries have withheld recent H5N1 sequences.
The release of those sequences would be useful.
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"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
An especially virulent strain of avian flu was found today in an animal petting zoo near a kindergarten in Binyamina. The Ministry of Agriculture received final test results from the Ministry's department of veterinary services. The flu strain is H5N1 that can infect humans, and can be fatal. The outbreak was discovered after the teacher at "Gan Batya" in Binyamina discovered that 18 out of 25 chickens in the petting zoo were dead. The teacher called a veterinarian who took samples and sent them for testing at the Ministry of Health. The tests first revealed that the birds had the H5 protein, which is not transmittable to humans, but further results revealed that the birds also had the N1 protein, which can infect humans as well. Inspectors from the ministry sent quarantine notices to large poultry farms in the area, and quarantined the area in a 3 kilometer radius from the kindergarten, to prevent birds from being removed from the area. The Ministry of Health emphasized that it appears that no children came in contact with the birds, which included chickens, ducks, and doves.
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"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
Following confirmation of the existence of the lethal H5N1 strain of avian flu in a petting zoo in Binyamina on Thursday, Magen David Adom announced that it would prepare for the possibility of human infection with the disease.
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MDA teams across the country were instructed to refresh procedures and ensure the presence of protective measures and sterilization substances in their ambulances.
Teams in the Binyamina area received briefings on disease symptoms and cautionary steps. In addition, MDA has prepared special enclosed beds, resembling large incubators, to allow safe transfer for people suspected of infection.
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"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
Re: Israel: Bird flu Confirmed in Binyamina petting zoo
AVIAN INFLUENZA (03): ISRAEL
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International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org
Fear of bird flu in Binyamina after 18 chickens found dead
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18 out of 25 chickens [for checked, correct figures see the
commentary. - Mod. AS] were found dead in the northern town of
Binyamina on Thursday [3 Jan2008], in what veterinarians suspect might
have been caused by the bird flu.
Veterinary services put the rest of the poultry to death, and ran
epidemiology tests in the Beit Dagan veterinary institute.
Laboratory findings have so far located the existence of one [H5] of
the 2 proteins that are identified with the virus. Final results are
to be received later on Thursday [3 Jan 2008], and will indicate
whether the 2nd protein [N1] is also found in the chickens. [It was --
see comment at end].
Meanwhile, a closure had been declared surrounding the area, and the
transference of poultry [out of it] in any direction is forbidden.
[Byline: Amiram Cohen]
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail rapporteur Mary Marshall
Deadly strain of bird flu found in Binyamina
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Health Ministry makes positive ID of H5N1 bird flu virus in Binyamina
kindergarten. Agriculture Ministry quarantines all chicken coops,
hatcheries within 6-mile radius pending further testing
The Haifa District Physician, Prof. Shmuel Rishpon, confirmed Thursday
[3 Jan 2008] that a deadly strain of the bird flu virus has infected
chickens at a petting zoo in a Binyamina kindergarten.
Earlier Thursday morning 18 of the 25 chickens in the kindergarten's
petting zoo were found dead.
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail rapporteur Mary Marshall
[An immediate notification on the initial H5 finding has been sent to
the OIE on Thu, 3 Jan 2008, morning by the Veterinary Services in the
Ministry of Agriculture; it was copied to Israel's Ministry of Health.
The identification was carried out late evening, Wednesday 2 Jan 2008,
in the Kimron Veterinary Institute at Beit Dagan. The laboratory
investigation was completed Thursday afternoon, when N1 was identified.
The outbreak took place in a kindergarten facility in the
central-Israeli township of Benyamina (see map at URL at end). In the
backyard of the one-storey building, there is a 4X5 m [area], enclosed
within a mesh, where 12 chickens, 8 ducks and 6 pigeons were kept as
pets. Ten of the chickens and one duck died, found infected by HPAI
H5N1; all the remaining birds, namely 7 ducks, 2 chickens and 6
pigeons have been destroyed. A protective zone of 3 km and
surveillance zone of 10 km have been applied. Epidemiological
investigation is being carried out; the mesh, while keeping the birds
enclosed, does not prevent their possible exposure to droppings of
wild birds and to birds which land on the cage or come close to it.
Israel's previous outbreak of HPAI H5N1 occurred in March 2007 [not
reported on ProMED-mail. - Mod.JW]. It affected mainly farms adjacent
to the Gaza strip; there was also one single outbreak in the Jordan
Valley. Mass destruction was applied, to be analysed later. During the
same period, an FMD outbreak was detected on the other side of the
Jordan river, namely the Kingdom of Jordan. Israel has culled more
than 1.2 million turkeys and chickens after detecting the H5N1 virus.
There have been no human cases.
HPAI H5N1 has been recorded as widely spread in Egypt and Saudi
Arabia; it was just a question of time before the virus was identified
in other regional countries. Israel has established intensive
surveillance to detect H5N1 as early after its introduction (by
migrating birds?) as possible. - Mod. AS].
Re: Israel: Bird flu Confirmed in Binyamina petting zoo
Lethal avian flu strain found in Binyamina
By Haim Bior
The avian flu that killed 18 chickens in the yard of a Binyamina kindergarten was of the lethal H5N1 strain potentially harmful to humans, the Agriculture Ministry's veterinary service announced yesterday.
Eight people, including the kindergarten staff and veterinarians who inspected the site, received preventive therapy. Tests indicated that the children and their parents had not come into contact with the birds.
In response, ministry officials culled suspect fowl at a kindergarten complex in the town, to minimize the risk to humans. In addition, the authorities banned moving animals within a 10-kilometer radius of Binyamina. Fowl within a 3-kilometer radius were culled and buried.
The veterinary service has begun checking all poultry coops, petting zoos and yard fowl in Binyamina and the farming communities in the area under quarantine.
The Haifa district physician, Prof. Shmuel Rishpon, praised the owner of the kindergarten, Batya Ben Asher, for calling a veterinarian instead of dumping the carcasses when 18 of the 25 chickens in a kindergarten fowl corner died.
The veterinarian, Dr. Gilad Goldstein, suspected an outbreak of Newcastle fowl disease or avian flu, so he sent samples of the dead chickens to the Agriculture Ministry for examination.
Meanwhile, the Poultry Breeders Association demanded an immediate increase of 25 percent in the monetary compensation for farmers, should the state order mass culling.
The association's secretary, Yaakov Cohen, said the authorities were forced yesterday to destroy a flock of egg-laying hens at Moshav Beit Hanania, near Binyamina, but that the region does not have large numbers of fowl, reducing the health hazard to humans. He added that the outbreak's economic damage to farmers has not been great, and that the risk of harm to Israel's poultry export business is low.
Israel reported the outbreak of avian flu to the European Union and World Health Organization, which praised it for acting promptly, Cohen said.
The previous outbreak of H5N1 avian flu, in March 2006, decimated nine commercial poultry farms in Israel, but harmed no people.
The Health Ministry yesterday called on people in the Binyamina area to wash their hands before handling food, and to boil poultry at 70 degrees Celsius before eating it. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/941548.html</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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