Avian influenza (bird flu) in winter 2016 to 2017 (DEFRA - UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
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(Source: DEFRA - UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Avian influenza (bird flu) is a disease of birds. The H5N8 strain of the disease has been found in wild and farmed birds in the UK. A number of measures are in place to reduce the risk of the disease spreading. Public Health England advises that the risk to public health is very low and the Food Standards Agency has said there is no food safety risk for UK consumers. Where avian influenza has been confirmed, we put restrictions in place to limit the spread of disease, and investigate the source of the infection. Latest situation The H5N8 strain of the disease has been confirmed at three linked premises on a...