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Miriam Burrell

Avian flu spills over from birds to mammals in the UK

Otters and foxes have been infected with bird flu in the UK

(Picture: Image by Sascha Zyballa from Pixabay )

Avian flu is spilling over from birds into “scavenger” wild mammals such as foxes and otters as the disease spreads in the UK.

Latest figures show bird flu has led to the death of around 208 million birds and there have been at least 200 recorded cases in mammals, the BBC reports.

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