Bird flu detected in sheep in England for the first time

World's first case of bird flu in sheep found in England - how worried should we be?

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 unnamed farm, where avian influenza H5N1 had been confirmed in poultry.Here, The i Paper takes a look at everything we know about this case, and breaks down how worried we should be.Has the case been contained?The single infected sheep was humanely culled …

A sheep has been tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza in the United Kingdom, the first known case of H5N1 avian influenza in the world to date.

UK confirms world’s first case of H5N1 bird flu in a sheep

A sheep in the UK has tested positive for avian influenza H5N1, marking the first known case of the virus in the species worldwide, health officials confirmed. The infection was identified in North Yorkshire during routine surveillance of livestock on a farm where avian influenza had previously been detected in captive birds, the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) confirmed…

UK on alert after H5N1 bird flu spills over to sheep in world-first

The UK sheep had inflamed mammary gland much like infected cows in US.

What the World’s First Case of Bird Flu in Sheep Means for the Virus’s Spread

The detection of bird flu in a sheep is another sign that the H5N1 virus is adapting to hop to new hosts

Bird flu detected in a sheep for the first time, U.K. officials say - National

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.