Avian Flu research helps understand virus

Despite the current incidence of Avian Influenza in the UK being lower than this time last year, poultry keepers are still being warned to be on high alert for the disease.

Katie Jones
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Avian Flu research helps understand virus

The scale of bird flu outbreaks across the UK and Europe has been unprecedented with over 337 cases in farmed poultry confirmed across Great Britain since October 2021. And scientists - headed by the research...

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