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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (98): Israel (HZ) poultry, H5N8, RFI
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- IsraelIsrael reports a case of avian influenza H5N8 in heavy breeders [broiler breeding flock], in Hefzi-Ba (north part of Israel).The flock is 21 weeks old.40 000 chickens will now be culled.--communicated by:ProMED-mailpromed@promedmail.org[Israel becomes the 1st Middle Eastern country to join the fast-growing list of countries infected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H5N8. Most likely, the virus has been introduced by migrating birds and in line with the Read more [...]
