UK Health Security Agency this afternoon issued an alert and officials said 'we know that spillover infections from birds to ...

Bird-to-human transmissions of avian influenza are rare in Britain although it has occurred a small number of times. British ...

A worrying spike in bird flu cases in England is causing concern among health chiefs, and an avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) is being extended to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of ...

All birdkeepers, including those with just a couple of pet birds, must follow the prevention measures (Picture: Getty Images) Most of the UK has been placed under an avian influenza prevention ...

The highly contagious avian influenza virus is currently circulating in wild birds in the UK and their risk to poultry and other captive birds is currently assessed as being very high, the ...

A strain of avian flu that has infected ... one million hens at one of the UK’s largest poultry farms were set to be culled as a result of bird flu. Restrictions for bird owners, whether its ...

The UK Health Security Agency says avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public's health is very low. Birds within the protection zone should not be kept ...

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Government officials have confirmed the HPAI H5N1 strain, highly pathogenic, of avian influenza had ... The Food Standards Agency said bird flu poses a very low risk to UK consumers and properly ...

Record outbreaks of avian flu have also swept across the UK and Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia. The World Organization for Animal Health, OIE, believes the wave of outbreaks is the ...

Bird keepers in both Scotland and England are legally obliged to adhere to stringent safety measures to shield their birds from the avian flu – this includes housing them indoors. The UK is ...

One million hens are set to be culled at one of the UK's largest poultry farms, after an outbreak of bird flu. The flock at Griffiths Family Farms - part of Oaklands Farm Eggs - have tested positive ...