The first known case of bird flu in a sheep anywhere in the world has been found on a Yorkshire farm. The case was identified in milk testing as part of routine surveillance of livestock on the unnamed farm,

UK officials have detected bird flu in a sheep in Yorkshire, marking the first such case. Routine testing was conducted on the flock after the virus was earlier found in captive birds. Despite the discovery,

Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain's government said, adding to the growing list of mammals infected by the disease and fuelling fears of a pandemic.