Israel: H5N1 in poultry

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/bird-flu-found-in-turkeys-in-kibbutz-in-northern-israel-683604


Bird flu found in turkeys in kibbutz in northern Israel
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF OCTOBER 31, 2021 12:05

Turkeys were found to be infected with the bird flu in a coop in the Ma'ayan Tzvi kibbutz in northern Israel, the Agricultural Ministry announced on Sunday.
The coop, containing 5,000 turkeys, has been isolated and the Agricultural Ministry is preparing to treat the affected farm. The ministry is also testing all nearby farms for the flu as well.
Earlier this month, a turkey farm containing 42,000 turkeys was found to have turkeys infected with the bird flu. Before that, the last incidents of bird flu were detected in Israel in October and December 2020.//

 

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Source: https://www.inn.co.il/flashes/838610

Channel 7> Flashes> The bird flu was discovered in Kfar Baruch and Kibbutz Ein Tzurim

The bird flu was discovered in Kfar Baruch and Kibbutz Ein Tzurim
Tu Kislev 5724 13: 3519.11.21

H5N1 avian influenza was detected in two foci. The first focus is a duck farm in Kfar Baruch, which numbers 17,500 ducks, and a turkey farm in Kibbutz Ein Tzurim, which has 21,000 turkeys.

It was reported that upon receiving the result of laboratory tests indicating bird flu, the veterinary services at the Ministry of Agriculture isolated the centers, and began preparatory activities for the treatment of the infected centers.

 

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Immediate notification
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (Inf. with)(non-poultry including wild birds)(2017-), Israel
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COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

DISEASE
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (Inf. with)(non-poultry including wild birds)(2017-)

STARTED ON
28-11-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N1

CONFIRMED ON
29-11-2021

REASON
Recurrence

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
01-12-2021

LAST OCCURRENCE
08-04-2021

Epidemiology
down
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Contact with wild species


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Several outbreaks in poultry have occurred in Israel in the past few weeks. The hypothesis is that the domestic birds are infected by fomites sourced from wild birds. Israel is a migration route for about 500 millions birds twice a year between Africa and Asia. The pond where the pelican was found is about 20 kms from one of the outbreaks in poultry (Maayan Zvi).

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Outbreaks

ob_93197 - MISHMAR HASHARON

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
MISHMAR HASHARON

STARTED ON
29-11-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Natural park

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
30-11-2021

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The pelican was found near a water pond. It was transferred to the wildlife hospital and died there.

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
MISHMAR HASHARON

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
HaMerkaz

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
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GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 32.35708

Long : 34.904622


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)elecanidae-Phaethontiformes NEW Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
- NEW Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 0 0 0

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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=43604

 

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Source: http://www.news.cn/english/2021-12/07/c_1310355599.htm


Israel reports outbreak of bird flu at southern farm
Source: Xinhua| 2021-12-07 06:25:48|Editor: huaxia

JERUSALEM, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israel has reported an outbreak of the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza at a turkey farm in the south of the country, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said in a statement on Monday.

The bird flu cases were detected at a farm in the village of Avigdor, after the owner reported abnormal mortality of turkeys in the coop, the ministry said...

 

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-689457

Bird flu outbreak in northern Israel as cases rise globally
An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza was found at a farm in the Golan Heights as cases rose in farms around the world.
By TZVI JOFFRE
Published: DECEMBER 22, 2021 12:43

An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza was found at a farm in the town of Ne'ot Golan in southern Golan Heights on Tuesday as cases continued to rise around the world.

About 17,000 turkeys are located at the affected farm, which has been quarantined by the veterinary services of the Agriculture Ministry. The suspicions of a possible bird flu outbreak at the farm first rose after an unusual death rate was noticed among the birds at the site...

 

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-689748


Bird flu outbreak leads to state of emergency announcement
Two separate outbreaks of bird flu in a town in northern Israel led the Agriculture Ministry to announce a state of emergency on Saturday night.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Published: DECEMBER 25, 2021 20:05

The Veterinary Service at the Ministry of Agriculture announced a state of emergency on Saturday evening after H5N1 bird flu was found in chicken coops near the town of Margaliyot leading to the killing of 320,000 hens after 244,000 hens were killed in a separate outbreak on Sunday.
The Veterinary Service said that it isolated the coops, immediately stopped the marketing of eggs both from the coops and the sorting station that received them and began to examine nearby coops for the disease, the ministry said.
It also announced that a shortage of 14 million eggs per month is to be expected in the near future and directed that tariffs on imported eggs be adjusted in order to compensate for the shortage...

 

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-689871

Three bird flu outbreaks discovered in Sharon, Gilboa, Golan Heights
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Published: DECEMBER 27, 2021 14:31


Three other outbreaks of bird flu were discovered in chicken coops in Ein HaHoresh in the Hefer Valley, the Ram-On moshav in Gilboa and in Givat Yoav in the Golan Heights, Ynet reported on Monday.

The centers have been isolated and there is active monitoring of additional farms in the area...

 

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Bird flu outbreak spreads to organic farm in northern Israel
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By TOI STAFF
Today, 5:15 pm

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The H5N1 virus outbreak that began in the Hula Valley and the community of Margaliot in the upper Galilee, next to the Lebanese border, has now reached into the farming community of Barak, south of Afula.

There are around 5,500 chickens infected with the virus on an organic farm in Barak, the Agriculture Ministry said.
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The ministry said it was concerned about the virus infecting humans who live near the infected fowl and that the Agriculture Ministry veterinarians had been working “according to emergency procedures” and actively monitoring all farms in the north.

The public was advised to make sure to thoroughly cook eggs and other chicken products to kill any viruses or bacteria.
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-to-organic-farm-in-northern-israel/

 

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SOME 700,000 BIRDS HAVE BEEN CULLED

Avian flu killing birds in Israel could jump to humans, warns epidemiologist

Prof. Amnon Lahad calls prospect of virus crossing species ‘very concerning,’ as Health Ministry advises Israelis to avoid sick birds and not to buy unregulated chicken, eggs

By NATHAN JEFFAY
29 December 2021, 9:09 pm

The danger of Israel’s bird flu outbreak jumping to humans is real and “very concerning,” according to a top epidemiologist.

Prof. Amnon Lahad, chairman of Israel’s National Council for Community Health, told The Times of Israel that he is tracking the avian outbreak, which has killed thousands of wild birds.

“The widespread nature of the avian flu is very concerning, especially given that it is infecting chickens and not just wild birds. It’s made the move from wildlife to stock animals, and I’m hoping it won’t make the next step to humans,” he said Wednesday.

Most bird flu strains don’t infect humans. However, four strains have caused concern: H5N1 since 1997, H7N9 since 2013, H5N6 since 2014 and H5N8 since 2016. Lahad said that since little is known about the current infections, the possibility of a jump to humans must be taken seriously.

He said that a jump to humans could occur after a mutation, but that it’s also entirely possible the flu could cross species without a mutation.
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/avian...el-could-jump-to-humans-warns-epidemiologist/

 

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Source: https://fr-timesofisrael-com.transl...tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

Two new avian influenza outbreaks detected in northern communities
New cases of avian influenza detected in Moshavs of Dvora and Givat Yoav
By Times of Israel Staff Today, 16:10

The Agriculture Ministry announced on Sunday that two new outbreaks of bird flu have been detected in northern Israel.

The H5N1 virus epidemic began in the Hula Valley and in the Margaliot moshav in the Upper Galilee, near the Lebanese border.

A ministry statement said influenza cases were detected in the turkey and chicken houses of Moshav Dvora and Givat Yoav, which together house around 48,000 birds...

 

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Source: https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/r11cbdenk

Another focus of bird flu: About 42,000 infected chickens were found in Nahalal
06:45

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has located a new center of H5N1 bird flu in Moshav Nahalal, in the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. About 42,000 turkeys infected with the bird flu have been identified and the infected chickens will be killed. This center joins the two centers from yesterday in Gadish and Neot Golan and three other active outbreak centers from the last few days in Moshavim Givat Yoav, Deborah and Barak.

 

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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/20220105/7df3bff8fe23417eac2633964b875783/c.html

Israel detects bird flu in over 62,500 turkeys
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2022-01-05 04:47:31

JERUSALEM, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Israel has detected an outbreak of the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in more than 62,500 turkeys, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Tuesday.

The infected turkeys were found in two farms in the village of Ram On in northern Israel, said the ministry in a statement...