Bird flu has been detected in two poultry workers in the UK, though there are no signs of human-to-human transmission, the UK Health Security Agency (UKSA) has said. 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 screening. The UKHSA is running a programme of testing workers who deal with birds infected with avian flu, but is also running asymptomatic testing.
The first human case being reported was detected via a swab put in the nose. Experts believe it is likely this worker may have inhaled the virus. The second person is thought to be a more complicated case and it is unclear whether they have suffered a genuine infection or whether they have inhaled the virus while they were at work.
