THE family of the first Brit infected with a deadly strain of bird flu have said they have “been through hell” since the outbreak. Alan Gosling, who looks after wild ducks at home, contracted avian flu in Buckfastleigh, Devon, his family said today. Alan’s daughter-in-law Ellesha Gosling, 26, said the 79-year-old was ordered to test for the disease after a local flock of 160 local ducks came up positive and were culled last week. Duck expert Alan helps looks after Muscovy ducks in the town – and eventually took them in. But Ellesha and husband Richard Gosling, 47, said they have been unable to see their relative since the outbreak. Ellesha said: “The past couple of weeks have been hell for this family. He saw all of his ducks killed, and they were like his closest friends. “And now he is stuck at home on his own while tests are run to find out if he has the disease too – and we still haven’t had the result confirmed to us. “He is often on the phone to us, asking what the doctors have said – but we can’t answer questions we don’t know the answers to.” Most read in… Read full this story
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