JERUSALEM (ANTARA) – Israel found an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu that was contagious in more than 62,500 turkeys, the ministry of agriculture and village development said on Tuesday (4/1).
The infected turkeys were found on two farms in the village of Ram On in northern Israel, the ministry said in a statement.
In recent weeks bird flu has spread in dozens of chicken and turkey coops in northern and southern Israel. As a result, the authorities destroyed hundreds of thousands of chickens and there was a shortage of eggs in Israel.
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The ministry said that veterinary services, which are currently operating according to emergency procedures, are continuing strict surveillance in a number of areas and isolating outbreak points.
H5N1 bird flu can also infect other animals such as cats, pigs and tigers.
In rare cases bird flu can also infect humans.
Source: Xinhua
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