H5N1 Confirmed in Gaza

From Kahleej Times:

JERUSALEM - Israeli tests have confirmed the presence of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry in the Gaza Strip, a representative of Israel’s health ministry, Moshe Haimowitch, said late Wednesday after a meeting with Palestinian experts.

“We have undertaken tests and have confirmed that the H5N1 virus is present in a poultry farm in the region of Netzarim� in the Gaza Strip, Haimowitch, the head of veterinary services in the health ministry, said on military radio.

Netzarim is a former Jewish settlement near Gaza City which was evacuated along with other Gaza settlements by the Israeli army in August last year.

Israeli and Palestinian doctors, veterinarians and agriculture experts met late Wednesday at the Erez crossing, between Gaza and Israel, to work together to fight against the H5N1 outbreak, Haimowitch said."

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If Israelis and Palestinians can at least get together to fight the Bird Flu maybe this world isn't so fucked up after all...