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We’re monitoring the situation very, very closely. We’ve never seen this many infections of non-bird species as we have in the U.S.," Johns Hopkins virologist Andrew Pekosz said.

The ministry's chief veterinary officer Dr Mary van Andel said every trace of dirt and chicken litter needs to be removed and disposed of in a biosecure way.

A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Tuesday that the risk to the wider population remains "low".