Avian Flu Confirmed in the UK

- A parrot that died in quarantine in the UK has tested positive for avian flu, the government has said.

A highly pathogenic H5 strain of the disease has been found, but it is not known if it is the H5N1 variant which has killed at least 60 people in Asia.

Because the bird - imported from south America - was in quarantine, the UK's disease-free status is not affected.