The outbreak was confirmed in a whooper swan found on 19 January.This is the third case of infection in whooper swans since the beginning of the year, with previous cases identified in Co Tipperary and Co Leitrim.
The outbreak was confirmed in a whooper swan found on 19 January.
This is the third case of infection in whooper swans since the beginning of the year, with previous cases identified in Co Tipperary and Co Leitrim.
This comes as outbreaks continue to develop in Britain, with two cases confirmed in connected pheasant farms in Lincolnshire, England, in the past week.
Precaution measures, including the obligation to house all farmed birds and segregate them from wild birds, remain in place across the island of Ireland.
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