Vigilance call as avian flu again reaches Northern Ireland

Poultrykeepers in Northern Ireland have been warned to increase vigilance after avian influenza was confirmed in the province for the first time since early December.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) announced the new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in a small, mixed species, backyard flock in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. The previous case in NI was on 8 December, near Belfast.