In a Jewish settlement the West Bank, the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu virus has been found in poultry, according to the Israeli agriculture ministry. On Wednesday, Initial tests found dozens of birds had died of the virus. It occurred in the Bekaot settlement in the Jordan Valley.
Around the farm, a 10km (six-mile) quarantine has been imposed and veterinary officials have begun to cull poultry. Thousands of birds died of the virus in two Israeli farms in the western Negev, near the Gaza Strip, last week.
Via: BBC News