Authorities confirm first case of avian flu in Northern Ireland for 2018

摘要

Avian flu has been detected in a wild bird in Co Antrim, it was confirmed on 23 March. This is the first positive case of wild bird avian influenza found in Northern Ireland this year. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) confirmed that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N6 had been detected in a buzzard in Co Antrim.