The Ministry of Agriculture announced that avian influenza was discovered today (Tuesday) in a turkey coop in Kibbutz Shlouch, in the Emek Ma'a'inat.
The results of the tests show that the strain discovered is H5N1.
A quarantine was imposed on all the chicken coops within a range of up to 10 km. The Ministry informed the Ministry of Health and the Nature and Parks Authority on the matter and continues to be in contact with them for the sake of a comprehensive treatment of the problem.
Destruction of eggs and cleaning of chicken coops (archive), photo: Eyal Margolin - Gini
Agomon Hula cranes (archive).
The wild birds are also in danger, photo: Oren Cohen
The disease was discovered among the poultry while they were in a slaughterhouse in the area.
The meat was stopped at the slaughterhouse and not sold to stores.
"The Ministry of Agriculture once again emphasizes that it is possible to continue to consume chicken meat and eggs, but one must be careful and purchase eggs only at organized sales and marketing points," the ministry's announcement reads.
"The eggs must be marked and packed in cardboard or plastic on all sides. In addition, eggs and chicken meat must be consumed only after they have been cooked/baked/fried well."
Also, the Ministry of Agriculture calls on the breeders of ornamental birds and backyard poultry as well as free-range chickens, to keep the birds inside buildings, and to prevent them from wandering in the open, thereby reducing the risk of infection from wild birds.
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