Botulism -- United Kingdom
An overabundance of common bacteria in the canal water, due to recent warm weather, is believed to be responsible for multiple bird deaths, and there may be more to come.
Over the last week [last week of June 2020], residents in New Islington have reported seeing dead and sick geese along the Ashton Canal. The RSPCA and Canal & River trust have been called out on several occasions to remove the birds, and it has now been determined that the birds most likely died of avian botulism.
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Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7534053&promed&0
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