Some 5,000 wild cranes have died and hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys are being culled.
to prevent other wildlife being infected.
The authority also reported that the remains of 250 cranes had been seen in the surrounding Hula Valley and that 30 sick cranes had been observed elsewhere in the country. The sight of tens of thousands of cranes from Europe wintering at the Hula Nature Reserve is usually a delight for bird-watchers. But the site was declared off-bounds to visitors last week because of the devastating avian flu outbreak.Domestic birds are far more susceptible and once the virus is found in commercial or household flocks, rapid destruction is recommended of all birds that might be infected.
Israeli media reported that more than half a million egg-laying chickens at Moshav Margaliot, a communal farm about 12km to the north, were being culled in an effort to contain the outbreak and minimise risk to humans. The moshav provides 7% of all the eggs consumed in Israel.In November, cases were reported at a kibbutz and two poultry farms, it added.
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