Government extends mandatory bird housing measures in northern England to control avian influenza outbreaks, impacting multiple regions.

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 ...

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 ...

A surveillance zone for avian flu is still in place around Inverness after a case of the disease was confirmed in Daviot in March.

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has the "potential to become a pandemic", according to an expert at the UK Health Security Agency. Richard Pebody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at UKHSA ...

Further measures to control the outbreak of bird flu are to be introduced. From Monday, keepers in Cumbria, County Durham, ...

Restrictions to control the rise of bird flu have been extended following two new cases ... which have already been rolled ...

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 ...

Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in England for the first time, the government has confirmed. Article continues below The case of the H5N1 virus was found on a farm in Yorkshire where bird ...

Restrictions on bird keepers in part of England, aimed at trying to stop the spread of bird flu in the area, have been lifted ...

A village shop in the Lake District has decided to limit egg sales to customers as an avian flu epidemic continues. After supplies are affected by chicken farm restrictions, shoppers can only purchase ...

A housing order for poultry and kept birds has been extended for the North of England from Monday (7 April) to help prevent ...