April 19, 2012
Israel reports Newcastle Disease outbreaks
Israeli authorities have reported nine outbreaks of Newcastle disease in Hazafon, Hadarom and Hamerkaz.
Out of 252,000 susceptible broilers, approximately 25,500 cases were identified, and 8,900 deaths were reported. 106,100 birds were destroyed and 127,000 were slaughtered.
The source of the outbreak remains inconclusive, and the epidemiological investigation is on-going.
