Avian influenza: Virus verified in two poultr...
+ Avian influenza

Virus verified in two poultry workers

Imago / ZUMA Wire
“Globally there is no evidence of spread of this strain from person to person, but we know that viruses evolve all the time and we remain vigilant for any evidence of changing risk to the population,” said Professor Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Advisor at UKHSA.
“Globally there is no evidence of spread of this strain from person to person, but we know that viruses evolve all the time and we remain vigilant for any evidence of changing risk to the population,” said Professor Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Advisor at UKHSA.

UNITED KINGDOM, London. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) established a testing programme for poultry workers who got in contact with infected birds but showed no symptoms afterward. The two positive individuals worked on an infected poultry farm in England.

According to a UKHSA press release, the two workers from the poultry farm in England had no symptoms and showed negative tests before. There are two
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