Israel finds case of severe H5N8 bird flu, sounds all-clear
febr 8, 2018
PARIS (Reuters) - Israel has reported a case of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus in a wild bird, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing a report from Israel?s agriculture ministry.
Contacted by Reuters, a spokeswoman for the ministry confirmed the case, saying it was isolated and contained.
The virus was detected in a wild owl in Jerusalem that died after showing clinical symptoms, the OIE said on its website.
?This was a migratory rather than a domesticated bird. We were of course obligated to report it, but it is not a cause for worry. When such a virus affects domesticated fowls, that?s a different matter,? the ministry spokeswoman said.
Asked whether there was any indication that the bird flu had spread beyond the owl, she said: ?Absolutely not.?
febr 8, 2018
PARIS (Reuters) - Israel has reported a case of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus in a wild bird, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing a report from Israel?s agriculture ministry.
Contacted by Reuters, a spokeswoman for the ministry confirmed the case, saying it was isolated and contained.
The virus was detected in a wild owl in Jerusalem that died after showing clinical symptoms, the OIE said on its website.
?This was a migratory rather than a domesticated bird. We were of course obligated to report it, but it is not a cause for worry. When such a virus affects domesticated fowls, that?s a different matter,? the ministry spokeswoman said.
Asked whether there was any indication that the bird flu had spread beyond the owl, she said: ?Absolutely not.?
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