Initial sample tests revealed that chickens in a kibbutz of southern Israel may have been infected with the deadly bird flu virus, local Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Thursday.
According to the report, sample tests conducted by Israeli Health Ministry, Agriculture Ministry and National Veterinary Services indicated that the bird flu virus may have infected the chicken coops of Kibbutz Grofit in the Arava region.
As a result, additional tests were carried out and the henhouses were quarantined until the final results arrive on Friday morning.
"We are currently conducting peripheral tests that are part of sample tests in a bid to map the country, in compliance with international requirements," Dr. Moshe Haimovitch, head of the Veterinary Services, was quoted as saying.
The bird flu epidemic, which broke out in many countries across the world in recent years, reached Israel in March 2006. Millions of hens have been culled so far in order to stop the epidemic from spreading.
Source: Xinhua
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