The next pandemic? UK facing worst bird flu outbreak on record

November 25, 2022

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting sick, and the world may be three mutations away from the next pandemic: the avian bird flu

A recent article in the Guardian suggests a poultry-based Christmas dinner may be off the cards for many Brits due to the colossal avian influenza (bird flu) outbreak.

The UK is currently facing the worst bird flu outbreak on record, with over 70 reported outbreaks in October alone. In past years, cases of bird flu tailed off in the spring, but this year has been unprecedented, with more than 230 outbreaks over the last 12 months.

Millions of birds have been culled

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