Bird flu outbreak reported on farm in northern Israel.

Israel reported an H5N1 bird flu outbreak at a duck farm in Sde Yaakov that killed 90 birds and led authorities to cull the remaining flock, WOAH said; it is the first such report in about a year.

Israel reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm in the country's north. The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) cited a report from Israeli authorities about the case. The outbreak was detected in a flock of about 2,000 ducks in the village of Sde Yaakov and was associated with 90 bird deaths. Authorities reported that the remaining birds were culled as a precaution. Key points: - The outbreak was reported as highly pathogenic H5N1 and occurred in Sde Yaakov in northern Israel. - The flock involved numbered about 2,000 ducks and 90 birds were reported dead. - The remaining birds on the farm were culled as a precaution, according to the report cited by WOAH. - WOAH noted this was Israel's first reported outbreak of this type in about a year. Summary: The report records a renewed detection of H5N1 in Israel with immediate on-farm measures reported. Undetermined at this time.