Botulism -- United Kingdom
A park in Oldham was taped off following a suspected 'avian botulism' outbreak. Emergency services were called to Alexandra Park after a number of birds -- said to be ducks -- were found dead in the lake. They are currently testing water samples from the park to confirm the theory that the animals died as a result of avian botulism - a disease that affects wild and captive birds and is often fatal. Outbreaks are common in England and Wales, but are more frequent during warm
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5908409&promed&0
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