Health officials have warned people not to come into contact with sick or dead wild birds "in order to prevent the spread of avian influenza in humans", after the viral disease was detected in Black-headed seagulls in Limerick.
The Department of Public Health Mid-West advised that members of the public should "avoid handling or coming into contact" with any type of ailing or dead birds.
Public Health Mid-West said it was "working with officials in the Department of Agriculture in relation to the detection of avian influenza (i.e. bird flu) in a series of Black-headed seagulls in Limerick".
