The world's first case of bird flu in sheep has been found in the UK, the nation's chief veterinary officer has confirmed.

Bird flu has been detected in a single sheep for the first time in England, in an area where the disease had been confirmed ...

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.

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 ...

It added that the risk to humans remained very low. By Stephen Castle Reporting from London Bird flu has infected a sheep in Britain in what the government on Monday described as the first case of ...

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Bird flu has been detected in a sheep for the first time ever. A sheep in Yorkshire, UK has been found to have H5N1-type bird flu, which has rapidly spread in recent months. The case was confirmed ...

"Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)," Meera Chand, Emerging Infection lead at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said in a statement. In the US ...

The infected sheep has been humanely culled to enable extensive testing, it said. Livestock farmers are being urged to remain vigilant to any signs of bird flu following recent outbreaks.