Bird flu alert as two Brits test positive after contact with infected birds

TWO more people have tested positive for bird flu in the UK.

The UK Health Security Agency said there have now been four positive tests this year – up from two in May – plus one in 2021.

Officials say the risk to the public remains low as the two new people were at separate locations and not linked to the others.

There is still no evidence of it spreading between people in Britain.

UKHSA chiefs say the detections are not human “cases” of bird flu because people are not getting any symptoms and there is no proof they were infected.