Unlucky 13: Defra reveals counties in UK where bird flu has been identified in mammals (including seals)

                                                    

Avian flu has been diagnosed in two foxes in Cornwall

DEFRA has released more information on cases of avian flu in mammals.

It is as follows:

2021 Aberdeenshire, Scotland H5N1 1 Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

2021 Durham, England H5N1 1 Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

2022 Cheshire East, England H5N1 1 Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

2022 Highland, Scotland H5N1 1 Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)

2022 Fife, Scotland H5N1 1 Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)

2022 Fife, Scotland H5N1 1 Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)

2022         Shetland Islands, Scotland  H5N1 1 Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)

2022 Orkney, Scotland H5N1 1 Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)

2022 Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland H5N11 1 Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)

2022 Fife, Scotland H5N1 1 Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)

2022 Cornwall, England H5N1 2 Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

2023 Powys, Wales H5N1 1 Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)