Newcastle Disease found in Israeli broilers

//29 Sep 2011
Another outbreak of Newcastle disease has been reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health by Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
According to the OIE the affected population is 5-7 week-old broilers from four pens. Within the susceptible flock of 103,500 birds, 1,500 deaths occurred, 4,500 cases were recorded and the remainder of the flock was destroyed.

Stamping out, quarantine, movement controls and zoning have been applied to prevent the spread of the disease. The source of the outbreak, which occurred in Avigedor, Ashkelon, remains unknown. Epidemiological investigations are ongoing.

The last outbreak of Newcastle disease in the country occurred in July.