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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Emily Beament

Warning for farmers after first case of bird flu discovered in a sheep

A case of bird flu in sheep has been confirmed for the first time on a farm where the disease had been found in poultry, the UK chief vet has said.

The case in a single sheep was identified with repeat positive milk testing following routine surveillance of livestock on a premises in Yorkshire where avian influenza H5N1 had been confirmed in captive birds.

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