As the bird flu panic in the United States is continuing to cool off, the United Kingdom has confirmed an outbreak of the H5N1 HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) in southwestern England. The UK ruling confirmed the bird flu outbreak on Sunday at a poultry premise. Even though bird flu is not trending in the new cycle in the U.S. anymore, some media outlets still say that the 70 human cases highlight how much there is still unknown about the virus. Bird Flu Is Spreading Through The Air As Cases Plummet? Dr. Meryl Nass: Culling poultry in response to bird flu is a failed strategy and should ceaseTwo cases, however, came from backyard poultry.