The UK Health Security Agency has reported that a British person has been infected with bird flu.
It is the first human case of the disease recorded in the country so far, reports the Mirror.
The agency said the person in question acquired the infection from very close, regular contact with a large number of infected birds, which they kept in and around their home over a prolonged period of time.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a case of avian influenza in an unidentified person in the South West of England
The RSPB said High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is affecting a range of poultry operations across the UK.
Wild bird species involved are mostly geese, ducks and swans, but a number of birds of prey have also been confirmed to have died.
Around half a million birds have been culled so far, according to UK chief veterinary officer Christine Middlemiss, who said there are 40 infected premises in the UK – 38 in Great Britain including 33 in England.
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone was declared across the UK on November 3 before being extended on November 29 with the added requirement all captive birds have to be kept indoors, amid concerns that wild birds migrating from mainland Europe during the winter are carrying the disease.
