Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/bird-f...2021-outbreak/
Bird flu found in northern Israel, same strain as catastrophic 2021 outbreak
Turkeys in slaughterhouse near Beit She’an are first cases of avian influenza this winter; surrounding farms quarantined as authorities look to prevent spread to wild birds
By Sara Serfaty Today, 11:37 pm 0
Turkeys infected with avian flu were found in a slaughterhouse in northern Israel, the Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday, raising fears of a new outbreak of the virus that ravaged domestic and wild fowl in the country a year ago.
The virus was discovered in turkeys from Kibbutz Shluhot, located near Beit She’an.
Tests revealed that the fowl were infected with the same strain of bird flu, H5N1, which ravaged coops across northern Israel and led to the culling of hundreds of thousands of birds last winter...
Bird flu found in northern Israel, same strain as catastrophic 2021 outbreak
Turkeys in slaughterhouse near Beit She’an are first cases of avian influenza this winter; surrounding farms quarantined as authorities look to prevent spread to wild birds
By Sara Serfaty Today, 11:37 pm 0
Turkeys infected with avian flu were found in a slaughterhouse in northern Israel, the Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday, raising fears of a new outbreak of the virus that ravaged domestic and wild fowl in the country a year ago.
The virus was discovered in turkeys from Kibbutz Shluhot, located near Beit She’an.
Tests revealed that the fowl were infected with the same strain of bird flu, H5N1, which ravaged coops across northern Israel and led to the culling of hundreds of thousands of birds last winter...
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