The Fota cases this week follow another known outbreak in Cork at the Lough area of the city toward the end of September. Photograph: Barry Roche

An outbreak of avian flu at the Fota Wildlife Park in Cork has been confirmed after tests found a number of captive birds died after contracting the virus.

On Tuesday, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon confirmed that preliminary tests carried out

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