Palestine - H5N1 in Turkey flock

[Treyfish]

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Date: Thu 3 Mar 2011
Source: SMS message, distributed by Israel's Avian Health Network [in
Hebrew, trans. Mod.AS, edited]


An outbreak of HPAI H5N1 has been diagnosed in a turkey flock in the
village Silat al Harithiyah, West Bank, Palestinian Territories. The
flock is 75 days old with a very high mortality rate. Diagnosis was
carried out by PCR.

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Communicated by:
Nati Elkin <nati@poultrymed.com>

[For the location of the village Silat al Harithiyah in the northern
part of the West-Bank, Jenin district, about 3 km from the boundary
with Israel, see map at <http://healthmap.org/r/0xKm>.

Official confirmation from the Palestinian authorities and
information on the disease-control measures applied are anticipated.

Israel's Avian Health Network is a semi-governmental institution
engaged in the diagnosis and control of poultry diseases. - Mod.AS]
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[AlaskaDenise]

Re: Palestine - H5N1 in Turkey flock

Both Chile and Canada have had pH1N1 in their turkey flocks. When it showed up in Chile FT posters speculated about its potential recombination with H5N1.

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[Shiloh]

Re: Palestine - H5N1 in Turkey flock

Source: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=365697

2,000 turkeys diagnosed with bird flu near Jenin
Published today (updated) 05/03/2011 14:08
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JENIN (Ma'an) -- A flock of 2,000 turkeys has been diagnosed with the H5N1 "bird flu" virus in the northern West Bank village of Silat Al-Harithiya near Jenin, government officials said.

The veterinary department of the Palestinian Authority Agriculture Ministry said it had managed to prevent an epidemic.

Director of the department in Jenin Jamil Makhamra told Ma'an that government and private vets examined the flock on Feb. 27 after many of the birds died.

Samples were examined at the veterinary medicine center in Ramallah, where it was confirmed that the birds had influenza A subtype of H5N1, also known as "bird flu."

Makhamra said further samples were sent to a veterinary lab in Israel on March 2, but that even before the results were received, vets buried the dead birds, and killed and buried the rest of the flock according to international regulations. The whole farm was sterilized, Makhamra added.

Results from the Israeli lab confirmed that the turkeys had bird flu.

The ministry official said all necessary procedures were carried out according to international standards. All farms within three kilometers were examined once every 48 hours, and a quarantine was imposed on a 10-kilometer radius for three days preventing the exit or entry of any farm birds, he said.
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[Treyfish]

Re: Palestine - H5N1 in Turkey flock

Ha'aretz: the emergence of avian influenza in Jenin and Israel fears the spread of


05/03/2011 20:51:00

She said the newspaper "Ha'aretz," Israel, the bird flu virus re-emerged in some villages in the area of "Jenin," the Palestinian National Authority.

The newspaper added that large numbers of birds dead and injured fetus, and the other numbers underwent medical examination, pointing out that this seems so serious that it causes immediate death of the birds and displays of human life at risk as well.

The newspaper pointed out that the medical services of the Ministry of Agriculture warned the Israeli settlers from the area near Jenin from entering the areas of power and in case of exposure to the symptoms of the disease, they should make an immediate medical examination.

Also prevented the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and its citizens from bird imports from the Palestinian Authority, whether live or slaughtered, or buy their products, including eggs.

The ministry announced that it will deal with the matter in the case of the inability of the Palestinian Authority to prevent the spread of the disease, veterinary care and decided to form committees of emergency for fear of the spread of the disease in Israeli citizens. :tiphat:http://www.nablustv.net/internal.asp?page=details&newsID=72992&cat=16