Israel: H5N1 in wild birds

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Source: https://mb.com.ph/2021/12/17/israel-...of-wild-cranes

Israel detects bird flu among dozens of wild cranes
Published December 17, 2021, 8:59 AM
by Xinhua

Dozens of wild cranes infected with the H5N1 bird flu have been detected in the Hula Valley in northeastern Israel, Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Thursday.

The cases were identified after abnormal crane mortality in the area, and laboratory sample tests detected the deadly H5N1 strain, the ministry said in a statement...

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Source: https://www-ynet-co-il.translate.goo..._x_tr_hl=en-US


About 100 cranes died from the bird flu in the Hula Valley, the virus was discovered on a large poultry farm
"The situation is just awful," said a man well acquainted with the field. "Every morning we see more and more cranes that just do not take off from the water, and know that their fate is doomed." At the same time, the virus was discovered in a group of chicken coops with 244,000 laying hens in Moshav Margaliot.


The bird flu among the cranes in the sick reedbed is spreading, and today (Sunday) the Jewish National Fund, which operates the reedbed, announced that the site will be closed in the coming days for safety reasons. At the same time, the Ministry of Agriculture announced that the virus had also been detected in a coop in Moshav Margaliot on the northern border, where 244,000 chickens were kept. It is possible that all the hundreds of thousands of chickens will be killed, as the procedure in such cases requires.

The JNF and the Ministry of Agriculture did not provide exact numbers, but Ynet has learned that the number of dead cranes exceeds 100, and hundreds of birds have fallen ill...


...The disease was discovered last week, after a number of birds died and were sent for testing. An inspection by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture revealed that it is a H5N1 strain that may - in low probability and in circumstances of proximity - also infect humans. Upon receipt of the notice, the JNF announced the cessation of patrols in the hiding carts. Now, as stated, the Jewish National Fund has announced that it is closing the site, until a different decision is made.


At the same time, the Ministry of Agriculture announced that a flu virus of the H5N1 strain was detected in Moshav Margaliot near the Lebanese border. There are 244,000 laying hens in the poultry collection. The veterinary services at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development isolated the farm, stopped the marketing of the eggs, both from the chicken coop and from the sorting stations that picked up eggs from the compound, and began preparatory work to treat the outbreak center. The veterinary services carry out active monitoring of all the poultry farms in the area. The Ministry of Agriculture stated that these are chicken coops that market about 6 million eggs a month in the local market (out of a market of about 200 million eggs consumed a month in Israel)...

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Source: https://www.barrons.com/news/large-i...es-01640541907



Large Israel Bird Flu Outbreak Kills 2,000 Wild Cranes
By AFP - Agence France Presse
December 26, 2021

A bird flu outbreak has killed more than 2,000 wild cranes on a reserve in northern Israel, an unusually high toll for the seasonal flu, the parks authority said Sunday.

In addition to the 2,000 dead, another 10,000 are believed to be infected, Ohad Hatsofe, a specialist at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, told AFP.

The virus affects Israel annually, but this year's outbreak is much larger than previous years, said Uri Naveh, a senior scientist at the authority...

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https://news.sky.com/story/bird-flu-outbreak-kills-5000-wild-cranes-in-israel-12504460?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

Bird flu outbreak kills 5,000 wild cranes in Israel

Deaths come amid an avian flu outbreak that has seen more than half a million chickens and turkeys culled.
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Staff at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and KKL-JNF Jewish National Fund counted another 250 dead cranes in the Hula Valley outside of the reserve, with another 30 found elsewhere, the paper said.


It reported that the INPA believes the disease was spread from Moshav Margaliot by a truck driver who delivered food to chicken coops and then brought food to the Hula Reserve.


An INPA spokesperson told AFP that in addition to the dead birds, around 10,000 are believed to be infected.

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Immediate notification
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), Israel
...

General Information

COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

STARTED ON
15-04-2022

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N8

CONFIRMED ON
17-04-2022

REASON
Recurrence of an eradicated strain

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
02-05-2022

LAST OCCURRENCE
-
...
Outbreaks

ob_102505 - PETAH TIQWA

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
PETAH TIQWA

STARTED ON
15-04-2022

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
17-04-2022

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
This bird was found positive to H5N8, in contrary with the other birds in the last months, which were found with H5N1.

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
PETAH TIQWA

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
HaMerkaz

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 32.086522

Long : 34.887503


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus):Accipitridae-Accipitriformes NEW Animal - 1 1 0 0 -
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 0 0 -
- NEW Animal - 1 1 0 0 -
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 0 0

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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=53207

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