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Neil Shaw & Nicola Roy

Bird flu testing to start for humans after reports of virus appearing in mammals

People are going to start being tested for bird flu amid concerns over how many mammals are being infected by the virus.

Avian flu typically only affects birds, with over 208 million having been killed so far in the worst outbreak ever. It's also now been found in 200 native UK mammals such as otters and foxes, according to the BBC.

There are fears that humans could be next to be infected by the virus, so the UK Health Secretary Agency is to increase testing and surveillance of people and animals exposed to it.

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