Human case of bird flu detected in the UK
7 Jan 2022
BBC News
Experts say there is no evidence of onward spread and the risk to the public is very low.
Prof Isabel Oliver, chief scientific officer at the UK Health Security Agency, said: "While the risk of avian flu to the general public is very low, we know that some strains do have the potential to spread to humans and that's why we have robust systems in place to detect these early and take action.