Two poultry workers infected by bird flu, UK officials confirm
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwo poultry workers in England have tested positive for bird flu. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says it has detected the Influenza A (H5) virus in both workers, who had recently been working on an infected poultry farm.
It follows the introduction of an asymptomatic testing programme for people who have been in contact with infected birds. Neither person experienced any symptoms of avian influenza, the UKHSA said.
Both workers have since tested negative. The UKHSA says there are currently no signs of human-to-human transmission of bird flu. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community It says that based on the timing of exposures and test results, one of the two workers is likely to have had contamination of the nose and/or throat from material inhaled on the farm.
For the second person, the UKHSA says it is more difficult to determine which is the case. Further investigation is underway, while precautionary contact tracing has been undertaken for this second individual.
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