3 theories behind the mega outbreak of bird flu in the UK

게시됨 2022년 12월 1일

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The UK is experiencing its worst bird flu outbreak, primarily affecting free-range poultry farms, with over half of the country's free-range turkey population lost or destroyed. Despite these losses, there will be no turkey shortage for Christmas. The British Poultry Council is working with the government to protect healthy birds and prevent the disease from spreading. The government is also compensating farmers for culled birds, preventing price increases. The outbreak, part of the largest avian flu epidemic in Europe and the US, is due to genetic mutations that make the virus more efficient and able to infect a wider range of species. The World Health Organization reassures that the overall public health risk from avian influenza to humans remains the same.

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Pet birds in the trendy free-range system were the first to fall under the blow of the bird flu epidemic FoodIngredientsFirst contributor Mark Cervera spoke to experts about the worst outbreak of avian flu in the UK and learned that free-range poultry farms were mostly affected. “The UK poultry industry is counting losses due to the worst outbreak of bird flu. More than half of the country's free-range turkey population has died or been destroyed, however, the situation is still not hopeless for the main course of the Christmas table. Speaking to FoodIngredientsFirst, representatives from the British Poultry Council (BPC) outlined the current situation in the UK, pointing out that while the bird flu outbreak continues, there will be no shortage of turkey this holiday season: free range. Half or 600,000 of the 1.2–1.3 million free-range birds have been lost. But farmers are working hard to mitigate the impact of what has been an extremely difficult year for the UK poultry industry. ...

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