Several swans in the UK died of suspected infection with the new virus: they turned around before they died and their nostrils were bleeding

　　Overseas Network, November 28. Recently, there have been mysterious deaths of swans in many places in the UK. Some swans will spin in one direction before they die, with blood still bleeding in their nostrils.

Some analysts believe that this is related to the new strain of avian influenza currently spreading in the UK.

　　According to reports from the British "Guardian" and Russian Satellite News Agency, in Worcestershire, England, rescuers have contained more than 25 dying swans, and 9 swans were found dead in Stanley Park in Blackpool.

In addition, in the Ulverston Canal in Cumbria, dying swans were found circling in one direction. Autopsy of 6 dead black swans and cygnets in Devon revealed that they were infected. The new avian influenza virus H5N8.

　　Caroline Sim is a member of the Ulverston Swan Protection and Rescue Volunteer Organization "Free Flight". She said she had never seen a swan that died of avian flu exhibit such strange symptoms before.

"Many of them will spin in one direction along the axis, which looks terrible. Some swans have runny noses from their nostrils, and some are bleeding." David Cash of Worcester Swan Rescue said there are about 25 A swan died and mentioned: "These swans look listless, do not want to eat, and cough constantly-this is similar to symptoms of coronavirus infection."

　　British media pointed out that the bird flu virus was brought by wild birds migrating in Europe, and the last time it caused widespread bird deaths was the winter of 2016 to 2017.

Although the avian influenza virus is particularly evident in swans and large wild birds, other wild bird deaths confirmed in the UK in November include pink-footed geese, Canadian geese, bald eagles and whimbrels.

　　Ruth Klomy, a researcher at the Wild Birds and Wetland Foundation, said that avian influenza, like all influenza viruses, often mutates, and genetic or environmental factors make it particularly pathogenic this year.

The virus damages the nervous system of birds and can cause neurological symptoms in birds, such as head twitches, falls, and swimming in circles.

The British Ministry of Health stated that the risk of this new type of bird flu virus to human health is very low.

(Overseas Net Zhang Ni)