A flock of turkeys on Kibbutz Shluhot (a communal farming enterprise) was recently diagnosed with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.  According to the report submitted to the World Organization of Animal Health, Dr. Natie Elkin noted that it is the first commercial outbreak during the current 2022-2023 season.  The Kibbutz is situated in a valley close to the Jordan River in a region with fishponds that attract migrating birds.

Israel suffered extensive losses among turkeys and egg production flocks during the 2021-2022 season together with recording extensive losses among cranes and pelicans with inevitable extension of infection to commercial farms.