AVIAN INFLUENZA IN ISRAEL
(Date of previous outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza
in Israel reported to the OIE: 1988).
Immediate notification report
Information received on 16, 17 and 18 March 2006 from Dr Moshe
Chaimovitz, Director of Veterinary and Animal Health Services, Ministry
of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit-Dagan:
Report date: 18 March 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease
or infection in a country following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype
H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 16 March 2006.
Date of start of the event: 16 March 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.
Details of outbreaks:
Type
First
Lower
of
administrative administrative epidedivision
division
miolo(region)
(district)
gical
unit
Name of
the
location
Number of animals in the outbreaks
Date of
start of Spethe
cies susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaughtered
outbreak
HaDarom
Beer-Sheva
farm
En
Hashelosha
16
March
2006
avi
12,000
1,800 1,800
10,200
0
HaDarom
Beer-Sheva
farm
Holit
16
March
2006
avi
30,000
9,000 9,000
21,000
0
HaDarom
Ashkelon
17
March
2006
avi
6,500
500
500
6,000
0
Jesuralem
Jesuralem
17
March
2006
avi
20,000
500
500
19,500
0
village Sede
Moshe
farm
Nahshon
Description of affected population: fattening turkeys 16 weeks old.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory
Location of Species
where diagnostic
the
examined
tests were
outbreak(s)
performed
Kimron
Veterinary
Institute, Beit
Dagan
En
Hashelosha,
Holit and
Sede
Moshe
Nahshon
turkey
turkey
Diagnostic tests
used
Date
Results
PCR(1) (H5)
16 March
2006
positive
PCR (H5N1)
17 and 18
March 2006
positive
virus isolation
18 March
2006
positive
haemagglutination
test (HA)
18 March
2006
positive
haemagglutination
inhibition test (HI)
18 March
2006
positive
PCR (H5)
18 March
2006
positive
PCR (N1)
18 March
2006
pending
PCR (H5N1)
18 March
2006
positive
- virus isolation;
18 March
2006
pending
- HI.
Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- stamping out (all birds in the affected flocks have been destroyed and
buried);
- quarantine;
- movement restrictions enforced within a 3-km-radius around the
outbreaks;
- screening;
- zoning.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Other details/comments: epidemiological surveys are underway in a 10km-radius zone around the outbreaks.
Final report: no.
(1) PCR: polymerase chain reaction