Bird flu – highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) – has been a recurring problem in many countries in recent years. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
Fota Island Wildlife Park in Co Cork is closed temporarily because of suspected cases of bird flu.
Unfortunately, it is a place where the disease could easily take hold and spread. The park is home to hundreds of captive exotic birds as well as many thousands of free-flying native species including visiting seabirds.
If tests confirm geese at Fota died as a result of avian flu, it will be the second outbreak in Cork in the space of a month, following another at The Lough wildlife sanctuary in Cork City at the end of September.
Bird flu – highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) – has been a recur
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