UK Confirms Bird Flu Case in Sheep

The British Government reports that bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world. The case was identified following routine surveillance of farmed livestock on a premises in Yorkshire where highly pathogenic avian influenza had been confirmed in other captive birds. There have been cases among humans that have ranged in severity from no symptoms to, in rare cases, death. But there has not yet been any confirmed transmission between humans.