Authorities said precautionary measures have been taken to prevent the disease from spreading further.He said bird owners must keep them indoors to avoid them interacting with wild birds and animals and added that people must not touch or eat wild birds or other wild animals that are found dead, but report these instead.
The bureau said it first identified H7N7 and H7N8 avian flu subtypes near the Yilan farm in December, raising the alert that led to a three-month monitoring process to determine if more deadly flu strains were also present in the area.
The H5N8 strain, which is deadly for pou
ltry but has not been found in humans, has spread in Europe and the Middle East since late past year, leading to the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of farmed birds and the confinement of flocks indoors.
In a statement, Christopher Kibazanga, minister for agriculture, animals and fisheries, said local wildlife authorities on January 2 had reported the "mass death of wild birds, seen by fishermen at Lutembe beach at the shores of Lake Victoria near Entebbe".
Uganda announced on Sunday it had detected bird flu among migratory birds, without specifying whether it was the particularly virulent H5 strain detected this season in countries worldwide.
According to the World Health Organization, avian influenza viruses do not normally infect humans but there have been instances of certain highly pathogenic strains causing severe respiratory disease in humans. NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
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