Briton lived with ducks and contracted bird flu

79-year-old British resident Alan Gosling became the first Briton to be diagnosed with highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.

According to Metro, the man lived with 20 ducks in your home. In total, he kept about 160 ducks.

Before Christmas, Gosling noticed that several birds were sick. Some time later, he himself was confirmed to have bird flu. Now Alan Gosling is isolated and feels good.

According to Metro, the man is trying to come to terms with the fate of his beloved ducks, which he had to destroy.

“I was with them. over the course of 20 years, this is a huge loss. They were my family, they were my life. They sat on my slippers to warm them before I put them on. The house has never been empty and I have never been alone, ”Gosling said.