Worldly The first case of bird flu in sheep has been found in Britain, the country’s chief veterinary officer has confirmed.

The exact location of the farm has not been revealed, but a government spokesperson said the case was identified at a site in Yorkshire, where bird flu was confirmed in captive birds.

The spokesperson said the single -infected sheep were “humanly culled” and no other cases between the herd were found after “comprehensive testing”.

He said, “There is no evidence to suggest rising risk for the country’s livestock population.”

Britain’s Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Midalamis said “strict” measures were taken to prevent the spread of the disease.

He said: “While the risk of livestock is low, I urge all animal owners to ensure that scripulus hygiene is ensured and immediately to report any signal of infection to the animal plant health agency.”

Bird flu, also known as avian influenza or H5N1, is a disease caused by a virus that infects birds and sometimes other animals.

A government spokesperson said that since 2021, humans in Britain had a “small number” of bird flu cases.

All times were a touching, although he warned the infection “could be serious”.

Infections were detected in those who “had almost and prolonged contact with infected birds” in those who had a large number of infected birds “.

The spokesperson said the disease continued to infect new mammals and spread among them, “increasing the opportunities for the virus to develop”.

“The concern is that these changes in the virus can allow it to spread easily among people at some point.”

The head of emerging infection in the UK Health Security Agency, Dr. Meera Chand said that the current evidence “states that the avian influenza virus we are seeing that we are watching around the world.

Dr. Chand said: “The risk of avian flu is very low for the general public.”

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DFRA) said 1.78 million farming and captive birds were closed Due to the spread of disease across the UK between November and February.

A government spokesperson said that the infected sheep was a woman showing the symptoms of mastitis, which was inflammation of the tissues of the udos.

The spokesperson said that the lambs of the affected ewe conducted negatively tested for bird flu.

While this is the first time the virus has been informed in a sheep anywhere in the world, bird flu has first revealed in livestock in other countries, according to Defra.

According to the American Public Health Agency The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cases have been found in the US in the first dairy cows.

The National Sheep Association (NSA), which represents the ideas and interests of sheep producers in the UK, stated that mixing various animals was “the best times, but when England is undergoing a period of mandatory housing measures for chicken due to the outbreak of bird flu”.

A spokesman said that the Yorkshire farm where the case was found was a small younger, where the sheep and the chicken were being kept together.

NSA Chief Executive Officer Phil Stocker said the positive case “was not a threat to food security of consumers”.

National Farmers Union President Tom Bradshow said: “Farmers are concerned that avian influenza has been found in a sheep.

“This remains a single case that is understood as a herd of a backyard, and no other infection has been found between the remaining sheep.

“Commercial producers can all to protect their animals by following strict bio -safety measures.

“While the risk for the country’s livestock population is low, it is important that all pets of all pets, cattle, sheep and goats maintain high standards of bio -safety and are cautious to any signal of the disease.”

Diffra has placed England in a “Avian Influenza Protection Zone” to prevent bird flu and prevented it from spreading.

Thirteen regions have also introduced compulsory housing measures, which suggests that birds should be kept inside.

They are Cheshire, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Hearfordshire, Lancashire, Mercesis, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Shopshire, Safok, Worsestorushire and York.

The Food Standards Agency said that poultry and poultry products including eggs are cooked properly, safe to eat.

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