Britain reports human case of avian flu, no onward transmission

cde.news desk 6 January 2022, 14:33 · 1 min read

A file photo of an ambulance outside an Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department in London, Britain. EPA-EFE/WILL OLIVER

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Thursday there had been a confirmed human case of avian flu in southwest England, adding that the person had been in close contact with infected birds and there was no evidence of onward transmission.

“The person acquired the infection from very close, regular contact with a large number of infected birds, which they kept in and around their home over a prolonged period of time,” the UKHSA said.

“All contacts of the individual, including those who visited the premises, have been traced and there is no evidence of onward spread of the infection to anyone else. The individual is currently well and self-isolating. The risk to the wider public from avian flu continues to be very low.”

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by Michael Holden)

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