In a first for the world, bird flu has been detected in a sheep in England. The discovery, made during routine testing on a Yorkshire farm, has prompted concerns but, for now, experts stress the risk ...

Further measures to control the outbreak of bird flu are to be introduced. From Monday, keepers in Cumbria, County Durham, Northumberland and Tyneside must keep their birds inside and continue to ...

Restrictions to control the rise of bird flu have been extended following two ... the north-west of England and Northern Ireland. There were two more cases at two premises near Stanhope on Friday ...

Transmission of bird flu to humans is relatively rare, although one case was reported in January in England’s West Midlands in a person who was said to have been in proximity to sick birds on a ...

The first known case of bird flu in a sheep anywhere in the world has been found on a Yorkshire farm. The case was identified in milk testing as part of routine surveillance of livestock on the ...

LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain's government said, adding to the growing list of mammals ...

"Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)," Meera Chand, Emerging Infection lead at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said in a statement. In the US ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of people, raising concerns that it may lead to human-to-human transmission and ...

“However, current evidence suggests that the avian influenza viruses we’re seeing circulating around the world do not spread easily to people – and the risk of avian flu to the general publi ...

Livestock farmers are being urged to remain vigilant to any signs of bird flu following recent outbreaks. The UK's chief veterinary officer, Christine Middlemiss, said: "We have confirmed the ...