A BIRD flu alert has been issues after two cases were detected in poultry workers in England. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said there were no signs of human-to-human transmission. It’…
Both people are now testing negative, the UKHSA said, adding there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission.
The UKHSA said the cases do not change the level of risk to human health, which remains "very low to the general population". Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at UKHSA, said: "Current evidence suggests that the avian influenza viruses we're seeing circulating in birds around the world do not spread easily to people.
"However, we know already that the virus can spread to people following close contact with infected birds and this is why, through screening programmes like this one, we are monitoring people who have been exposed to learn more about this risk.The main symptoms of bird flu can appear very quickly and include:Other early symptoms may include:
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