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
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.
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