Israel detects bird flu outbreak in turkey farm


JERUSALEM, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, was discovered in a turkey farm in central Israel, the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security said in a statement on Sunday.

The virus outbreak was detected in a six-structure coop housing 19,000 turkeys in the village of Kfar Vitkin, near the coastal resort city of Netanya.

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