Avian flu controls restored in parts of England

To control the spread, the government has stepped up biosecurity requirements for bird owners in the southwest of England. Across the water, there are concerns over high mortality among wild birds in France possibly predicting a third consecutive devastating avian flu season for the nation’s poultry farmers. It is among six nations registering new outbreaks in commercial poultry in recent weeks.

The latest alerts on the future risks of avian flu have been raised by conservationists and poultry farmers in France. Read more