Commonground
Senior Moderator
Published: April 14, 2025
- The HSE is echoing advice from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) not to touch or handle any sick or dead wild birds, because of the risks of avian influenza.
- Sick/dead wild birds can be reported to DAFM via the Avian Check app.
- Nineteen reported cases of avian influenza in wild birds means that the avian influenza virus is circulating in wild birds and has the potential to cause more wild bird death and illness.