Israel detects bird flu among dozens of wild cranes

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The cases were identified after abnormal crane mortality in the area, and laboratory sample tests detected the deadly H5N1 strain, the ministry said in a statement.

Dozens of wild cranes infected with the H5N1 bird flu have been detected in the Hula Valley in northeastern Israel, Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Thursday.

Following the detection, the Ministry of Health conducted an epidemiological investigation and gave treatment to people who were close to the infected birds. At this time of year, hundreds of thousands of birds pass through Israel on their way to Africa, increasing the risk of infection, the statement noted.

The agriculture ministry called on farmers to keep separation between farms and wild birds to prevent infection. Cases of bird flu have recently been discovered in chicken coops in northern and southern Israel. The first and largest outbreak of bird flu in Israel was recorded in 2006, involving nine industrial turkey coops in the south. H5N1 bird flu can also infect other animals, such as pigs, cats and tigers, and in rare cases humans as well.

 

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