ProMed reported on an outbreak of HPAI strain H5N1 in a flock of breeding turkeys on Kibbutz (a communal farming enterprise) Maayan Tzvi. According to the report submitted by Dr. Nati Elkin the outbreak involved 35-week old breeders that experienced 90 percent morbidity within 24-hours on October 29th.
Dr. Elkin noted that the affected farm is in close proximity to an aquaculture enterprise with extensive ponds that attract migratory waterfowl.