Eight swans were found dead in a Glasgow park earlier, but what is the risk for humans and pets?
The sad sight was discovered by a local at Knightswood Park pond as the Scotland wide outbreak of avian influenza continues. The disease has circulated among bird population on a regular basis over the last two decades. But the current outbreak is the worst Scotland has ever experiences in terms of transmission and mortality rates as the disease has already killed tens of thousands of birds, according to the Scottish SPCA.
In February 2021, H5N8 was found to have infected a small number of people for the first time, in Russia. Sign up to Glasgow Live's newsletter Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.The morning newsletter arrives every day before 9am and the evening newsletter, manually curated by the team, is sent between 4pm and 5pm, giving you a round up of the most important stories we've covered that day.It is unlikely that you pet would become ill after exposure, but it is possible.
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