A type of milk consumed in the UK could be a "tenable transmission route" for bird flu, health officials warn Events
The UKHSA director warns the circulating strain of bird flu has the potential to become a pandemic after a case of bird flu in sheep was confirmed Events
Senior British health officials have said bird flu has shown a noted change within just the past three to four years compared to when the pathogen first emerged in the mid 1990s. Events
Richard Peabody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at the UK Health Security Agency, has warned that bird flu has the potential to become a 'future pandemic' Events
The case was identified in Yorkshire during routine surveillance on a premises where avian influenza had been confirmed in captive birds. Events
The Government confirmed influenza of avian origin (H5N1) was found on a farm in the UK Events
The single case of avian influenza was found in a sheep on a farm in Yorkshire where the disease had been confirmed in poultry. Events
Food safety experts have also explained recommendations for eating poultry and eggs Events
Wild birds, poultry, cattle and even farmworkers in the United States have already caught the virus, urging scientists to work on vaccinations to protect human health Events
