Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22171

Avian Influenza : Disease Control

Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Claire Young

Liberal DemocratThornbury and Yate

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with its international counterparts on (a) coordination and (b) information sharing in the context of the circulation of highly pathog

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Wild waterbirds of the orders Anseriformes (for example, ducks, geese, and swans) and Charadriiformes (for example, gulls, terns, and waders) are considered the natural reservoir of avian influenza viruses. Their migratory patterns and interactions with k...

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