Migrating birds ‘biggest flu threat to Ireland’

MIGRATING wild birds are still seen as the most likely source of avian flu being introduced to Ireland.

Ireland could also face legal action by the European Commission over a partial ban on imports of British poultry following discovery of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in England, an EU official said yesterday.

Ireland announced on Monday that we were not allowing imports of poultry from Britain for “gatherings and shows” as a precautionary measure.