Infectious Diseases 2022

Infectious Diseases 2022

Israel: H5N1 in a turkey flock

22 November, 2022

The Israeli Veterinary Services reported the first incident this winter of H5N1 avian influenza in a commercial turkey farm. The event was diagnosed in a flock of turkeys in Kibbutz Shluhot. The flock is 19 weeks old and the diagnosis was made during the flock's last slaughter day at the 'Off Tov' poultry slaughterhouse.