27-12-2021, 01:05 PM
JERUSALEM (AFP) - A bird flu outbreak has killed more than 2,000 wild cranes on a reserve in northern Israel, an unusually high toll for the seasonal flu, the parks authority said Sunday (Dec 26).
In addition to the 2,000 dead, another 10,000 are believed to be infected
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The avian flu ravaging the population, H5N1, has been detected in some chicken populations in northern Israel, Israel's agriculture ministry said.
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It is rare for H5N1 to spread among humans, but there have been past outbreaks.
According to the World Health Organisation H5N1 has killed more than 450 people, mainly in Indonesia, Egypt and Vietnam, since 2003.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middl...ild-cranes
In addition to the 2,000 dead, another 10,000 are believed to be infected
......
The avian flu ravaging the population, H5N1, has been detected in some chicken populations in northern Israel, Israel's agriculture ministry said.
......
It is rare for H5N1 to spread among humans, but there have been past outbreaks.
According to the World Health Organisation H5N1 has killed more than 450 people, mainly in Indonesia, Egypt and Vietnam, since 2003.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middl...ild-cranes