Bird flu jumps to mammals amid UK’s biggest outbreak of avian virus

Animals are believed to have eaten dead wild birds that were infected with the virus

A ranger clears infected birds amid the UK’s worst outbreak of avian flu (PA Wire)

Bird flu has spread to mammals as the UK faces the biggest-ever outbreak of the virus.

Hundreds of cases have been reported in birds since the latest outbreak began in October 2021, with millions culled by farmers in a bid to prevent the disease from spreading.

Now foxes and otters have been infected and are believed to have eaten dead birds that were infected with avian flu.