Two other bird flu hotspots were discovered over the weekend in turkeys and laying hens, in Givat Yoav in the southern Golan Heights and in Moshav Devorah.
In the first center, in another coop in Givat Yoav in the southern Golan Heights, near the previous center in the locality, about 12,000 turkeys infected with the deadly bird virus were found;
In the second focus, there are about 36,000 laying hens in Moshav Devorah in the Tanachim region.
The veterinary services have been operating in an emergency in recent days, the other two centers have been isolated and active monitoring continues throughout the area, in order to eradicate the disease and prevent its further spread.
This time of year, hundreds of thousands of birds pass through Israel on their way to Africa.
The presence of birds during the migration period increases the risk of transmitting various diseases, chief among them - bird flu.
In view of this, the Ministry of Agriculture again warns that all poultry and bird breeders must comply with the guidelines of the veterinary services, and prevent the migration of poultry in open areas.
All cases of abnormal avian morbidity and mortality should be reported immediately to the attending veterinarian, the official veterinarian and the veterinary services of the Ministry of Agriculture.
In any case, do not dispose of poultry carcasses in an unregulated manner.
Fighting bird flu (Archive) // Photo: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,
As in previous cases this year, this case too is H5N1 bird flu, which can cause a low risk of human disease.
The Ministry of Agriculture once again reminds the public to be careful about consuming chicken and egg products only after cooking, since high heat treatment (cooking, baking, frying) destroys all bacteria and viruses in poultry.
The ministry notes that this recommendation is valid in the routine, and now even more so.
The veterinary services at the Ministry of Agriculture are operating according to an emergency procedure in view of the expansion of bird flu centers in the north of the country.
The two new hotspots have about 48,000 laying hens and turkeys.
The centers were isolated and active monitoring of additional farms in the area was carried out.
The Minister of Agriculture, Oded Forer, said: "We need to bring the chicken coops in the State of Israel to a state of high biological safety, so as not to be in such a rolling and ongoing event next year as well."
The Ministry of Agriculture emphasizes that this is a rolling and ongoing event in light of estimates that additional centers will be discovered.
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