Experts have been concerned at the rising number of bird flu cases among humans in China, and have warned the strain could be more infectious for humans.
Alan Gosling s flock of 160 pet ducks were culled earlier this month after some were found to be infected with a deadly strain of the virus. The grandfather, from Devon, is said to be heartbroken.
Alan Gosling, 79, was in good spirits at home in Buckfastleigh, Devon, on Sunday, after clearing the infection. He has been quarantined for nearly three weeks.
Heartbroken Alan Gosling 79, is believed to have caught the potentially deadly H5N1 strain from the Mandarin ducks he adopted at his waterside home in Buckfastleigh, Devon.
Heartbroken grandfather Alan Gosling, 79, was bereft after more than 100 Muscovy ducks - some of which were his live-in companions at his home in Devon - were culled to prevent another pandemic.