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Gov launches vaccine trial to combat bird flu

Turkeys will be first birds to be vaccinated in new bid to control the disease

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Turkeys in England will be the first to trial a bird flu vaccine
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Turkeys in England will be the first to trial a bird flu vaccine

Vaccine trials for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) are being launched today (March 5) in what Defra is calling a ‘major step forward in the fight against the disease'. The research will initially...

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