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Welsh Government urged not to 'wait until it is too late' to introduce bird flu housing measures

Plaid Cymru says action needed as cases mount across England

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Llyr Gruffydd warned the current strain of H5N1 is 鈥榯he most dangerous avian flu strain ever recorded鈥� and urged ministers to act
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Llyr Gruffydd warned the current strain of H5N1 is 鈥榯he most dangerous avian flu strain ever recorded鈥� and urged ministers to act

Plaid Cymru's North Wales Member of the Senedd Llyr Gruffydd has called on the Welsh Government to immediately introduce a mandatory housing order for poultry across Wales to help stop the rapid spread...

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