Suspected human cases test negative. There is no direct threat to travelers' health. Experts now believe the disease may have peaked and is being brought under control. All test results were negative, and the British government says human infection is not a concern. The people tested had complained of flu-like symptoms after coming in direct contact with body fluids from infected animals.
Officials stress that travelers who partake in normal activities have nothing to worry about.
It is extremely contagious between these animals. If everybody gives the rural areas a breather for a little while all will be okay soon. You don't want to pull the rug out from under these wonderful, small-town businesses, but you don't want to be an Ugly American tramping through fields to get a picture and potentially spreading the disease. While we travelers don't want to risk spreading this disease, we also don't want to exacerbate the economic disaster resulting from the crisis by over-reacting and not visiting Britain. So far the disease has mostly been contained in Britain.