Public in Mid-West urged to avoid dead seagulls amid Avian Influenza fears

While Avian Influenza infection is relatively rare in humans, it can be quite serious

A black-headed seagull. File Picture: Wikimedia Commons

Doctors in the Mid-West are urging the public to avoid coming into contact with sick or dead seagulls amid a rise in Avian Influenza cases in the region.

The Department of Public Health Mid-West says the disease has been confirmed in a number of Black-headed seagulls in Limerick.