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Two birds infected with H5N8 bird flu found in Israel
Last winter, an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu spread throughout Israel.
By TZVI JOFFRE
Published: MAY 29, 2022 04:00
Updated: MAY 29, 2022 04:02
Two wild birds were found to be infected with the H5N8 strain of avian influenza this month in Israel, according to an Agriculture Ministry report to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
According to the report, a Eurasian Sparrowhawk was found near Petah Tikva and tested positive in mid-April. In early May, a White Stork which was found near Ruhama in southern Israel tested positive for the bird flu.
The Agriculture Ministry has not issued a statement about the new cases. No new cases have been reported since, although the report described the event as "ongoing." Before these two cases, the last time the H5N8 strain was reported in Israel was April 2021...
Two birds infected with H5N8 bird flu found in Israel
Last winter, an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu spread throughout Israel.
By TZVI JOFFRE
Published: MAY 29, 2022 04:00
Updated: MAY 29, 2022 04:02
Two wild birds were found to be infected with the H5N8 strain of avian influenza this month in Israel, according to an Agriculture Ministry report to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
According to the report, a Eurasian Sparrowhawk was found near Petah Tikva and tested positive in mid-April. In early May, a White Stork which was found near Ruhama in southern Israel tested positive for the bird flu.
The Agriculture Ministry has not issued a statement about the new cases. No new cases have been reported since, although the report described the event as "ongoing." Before these two cases, the last time the H5N8 strain was reported in Israel was April 2021...