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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Whittaker

Bird flu detected in sheep for the first time in England

Bird flu had been detected in a sheep in England for the first time, the government has said.

"The case was identified following routine surveillance of farmed livestock on a premises in Yorkshire where highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) had been confirmed in other captive birds," it said in a statement.

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