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Bird flu: Ulverston canal swans confirmed to have H5N8
Published 20 hours ago
Swans found dead or sick in Cumbria have been confirmed to have bird flu.
Caroline Sim found one female and her seven cygnets dead on Ulverston canal and said cygnets in a different family had died and two were "gravely ill".
"I can't describe the heartache," she said.
Cumbria County Council's director of public health Colin Cox said on social media there was "no cause for concern at the moment" as there was no sign of transmission to people.
The cases were being "carefully managed and monitored", he said...
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-55121478
Bird flu: Ulverston canal swans confirmed to have H5N8
Published 20 hours ago
Swans found dead or sick in Cumbria have been confirmed to have bird flu.
Caroline Sim found one female and her seven cygnets dead on Ulverston canal and said cygnets in a different family had died and two were "gravely ill".
"I can't describe the heartache," she said.
Cumbria County Council's director of public health Colin Cox said on social media there was "no cause for concern at the moment" as there was no sign of transmission to people.
The cases were being "carefully managed and monitored", he said...