Two confirmed cases of avian flu in Northern Ireland

A warning sign about avian flu (PA)

There are two confirmed cases of avian influenza in Northern Ireland, an official has said.

Some 22,100 ducks were culled at one of the affected sites, a commercial premises in Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone, while culling and an exclusion zone is also being applied to the second site in Broughshane, Co Antrim, described as a “small backyard flock”.