The UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed a small number of bird flu (avian influenza) cases within Hokoria’s Dama province.
This follows an increase in the number of swans being found dead.
Access to the province is not disrupted, though the following advice should be followed:
- Do not touch or feed wild birds,
- Keep dogs away from wild birds,
- Report any dead or sick birds to DEFRA by phone at +443459335577 or online on the UK Government website.
The Home Office says:
The public should follow the current advice by the UK’s DEFRA. Avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds, and the risk to the general public remains very low.
The local UK council has increased patrols in the province to identity dead birds and remove them safely.
The public should avoid all contact (and ensure that dogs do not have contact) with dead or sick birds- avian influenza is very contagious- you could inadvertently help spread this to other locations in the area.