First case of human H5-type bird flu found in UK

First case of human H5-type bird flu found in UK A duck expert has been identified as the first person in Britain to be infected with a deadly strain of H5 bird flu.

Alan Gosling, 79, tested positive for the virus during routine swabbing after the flock of Muscovy ducks he kept at his home in Buckfastleigh, Devon, became infected and were culled last week. The Daily Telegraph

See also: 

• Human case of avian flu detected in UK UK Health Security Agency
• Human case of bird flu detected in the UK BBC News
• Bird flu: ‘Very rare’ case detected in person in southwest England The Independent