BREAKING: Two poultry workers test positive for bird flu in England.
Bird flu is a well-known infectious disease of poultry and wild birds The UKHSA is running a programme of testing workers who deal with birds infected with avian flu.
Health officials say there are no signs of person-to-person transmission and contact tracing is being done as a precaution. Some species such as ducks, geese and swans can carry the avian influenza virus and spread it without showing any signs of illness. Bird keepers had been subject to a national housing order since November 7 to help curb an unprecedented number of bird flu cases – more than 330 had been confirmed in the UK since October 2021.
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