Minister confirms UK has been hit by record bird flu outbreak
by Matthew Weaver and Severin Carrell from Environment | The Guardian on (#5SVMF)
George Eustice says restrictions in place since start of November require all birds to be kept indoors
The UK has been hit by a record outbreak of avian flu that has led to 500,000 captive birds being culled in recent months.
The environment secretary, George Eustice, told the House of Commons: This year we are now seeing the largest ever outbreak in the UK of avian influenza, with 36 confirmed cases."
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