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  • UK: Marwell Zoo says eight penguins dead amid bird flu outbreak

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-63889913

    Marwell Zoo says eight penguins dead amid bird flu outbreak
    Published 3 hours ago

    Eight penguins at a Hampshire zoo have died in an outbreak of avian flu.

    Marwell Zoo, near Colden Common, said four died from the illness while a further four tested positive and, by law, had to be euthanised.

    The remaining seven will be isolated indoors for 21 days and retested before being given the all-clear.

    The (HPAI) H5N1 strain was confirmed near Highclere and at Marwell on Monday, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said...
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