Two poultry workers have tested positive for bird flu in England. Health officials say there are no signs of person-to-person transmission and contact tracing is being done as a precaution.
The cases are believed to be linked to exposure to sick birds on a single poultry farm where the two people were known to have recently worked. Neither worker suffered symptoms of infection and both cases were found during routine asymptomatic screening.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the H5 virus had been detected in the two workers, but further sequencing would be carried out. The agency is running a programme of testing workers who deal with birds infected with avian flu.
