Bird flu outbreak in northern Israel as cases rise globally
An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza was found at a farm in the Golan Heights as cases rose in farms around the world.
Inspectors of the Ministry of Agriculture are seen in Kibbutz Rosh Tsurim in Gush Etzion. March 08, 2011. More than forty-thousand turkeys were set to be slaughtered Tuesday at Kibbutz Rosh Tsurim in Gush Etzion after the deadly bird flu virus was discovered in one of the coops.(photo credit: GERSHON ELINSON/FLASH90)ByTZVI JOFFRE