Israel finds severe H5N8 bird flu in wild bird: OIE

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Updated 07 February 2018
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Israel finds severe H5N8 bird flu in wild bird: OIE

PARIS: Israel has reported a case of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus in a wild bird, the Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing a report from Israel’s agriculture ministry.
The virus was detected in a wild owl in Jerusalem that died after showing clinical symptoms, the OIE said on its website.