LONDON (Reuters) – Bird flu has been identified in a small number of wild birds in southwest England, Britain’s environment department said in a statement on Wednesday.
“The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed that routine monitoring has detected the H5N8 strain of avian influenza in a very small number of wild birds in Gloucestershire, Devon and Dorset,” the statement said.
(Reporting by William James; editing by Stephen Addison)
