Bird flu strain found in US cows flown to UK lab for testing

Virus sent to high-security facility so that experts can examine the potential risks to people and livestock

Avian flu typically spreads by infecting wild birds and moving along migration routes, but the virus currently running rampant in the US is about to be transported across the Atlantic by plane.

This category A pathogen, which is now spreading among cows in the US, is being sent to a high-security laboratory in the UK so that experts can better understand the potential risks to people and livestock.