Giuseppe
Emeritus
Israel: Avian Influenza, A/H5N1 in poultry (ProMedMail, March 7 2011, edited)
[Source: ProMedMail.org, full page: (LINK). Extract, edited.]
Archive Number 20110307.0749
Published Date 07-MAR-2011
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (28): Israel (JS) H5N1
AVIAN INFLUENZA (28): ISRAEL (JUDEA AND SAMARIA) H5N1
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Date: Mon 7 Mar 2011
Source: Circular 2011/4/a, Veterinary Services & Animal Health, Israel [in Hebrew, trans. & summ. Mod.AS, edited]
Avian influenza suspected in Rosh Zurim; preliminary notification
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Avian influenza H5 has been diagnosed in a turkey farm in the Kibbutz Rosh Zurim, district BetLehem, province of Judea and Samaria. The affected farm includes 13 400 birds. Quarantine measures and surveillance have immediately been applied.
No unusual mortality has been detected in poultry farms 10 km [6 mi] around the affected farm. Veterinarians, to whom the circular is being electronically distributed, are called to alertness.
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[The Israeli Veterinary Services have kindly provided the following additional information, for which ProMED-mail is grateful:
"H5N1 has been confirmed by PCR. Virus isolation is pending. Out of the 13 400 14 week old turkeys in the infected flock, about 1000 showed clinical disease, of which 200 died.
"The entire affected flock, as well as 2 additional turkey flocks on the same farm (14 000 each, one 6 weeks old and the other 4 days old) are to be immediately culled. An immediate notification has already been submitted to the OIE".
A map showing the location of Rosh Zurim is available at (...). - Mod.AS]
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[Source: ProMedMail.org, full page: (LINK). Extract, edited.]
Archive Number 20110307.0749
Published Date 07-MAR-2011
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (28): Israel (JS) H5N1
AVIAN INFLUENZA (28): ISRAEL (JUDEA AND SAMARIA) H5N1
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A ProMED-mail post
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
Date: Mon 7 Mar 2011
Source: Circular 2011/4/a, Veterinary Services & Animal Health, Israel [in Hebrew, trans. & summ. Mod.AS, edited]
Avian influenza suspected in Rosh Zurim; preliminary notification
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Avian influenza H5 has been diagnosed in a turkey farm in the Kibbutz Rosh Zurim, district BetLehem, province of Judea and Samaria. The affected farm includes 13 400 birds. Quarantine measures and surveillance have immediately been applied.
No unusual mortality has been detected in poultry farms 10 km [6 mi] around the affected farm. Veterinarians, to whom the circular is being electronically distributed, are called to alertness.
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communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[The Israeli Veterinary Services have kindly provided the following additional information, for which ProMED-mail is grateful:
"H5N1 has been confirmed by PCR. Virus isolation is pending. Out of the 13 400 14 week old turkeys in the infected flock, about 1000 showed clinical disease, of which 200 died.
"The entire affected flock, as well as 2 additional turkey flocks on the same farm (14 000 each, one 6 weeks old and the other 4 days old) are to be immediately culled. An immediate notification has already been submitted to the OIE".
A map showing the location of Rosh Zurim is available at (...). - Mod.AS]
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