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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Milica Cosic

Bird flu lockdown: Poultry forced to stay indoors after record-breaking spread of virus

Measures have come into force today (Monday November 7) to keep all poultry and captive birds indoors in England - in order to prevent the spread of bird flu.

Last week, the national housing measures were announced and are aimed at preventing house birds from interacting with wild birds.

This comes following news that the UK has been facing its largest outbreak of bird flu - with more than 200 cases confirmed on commercial premises, smallholdings, and in pet birds since October last year.

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