UK ‘not prepared’ for high-risk animal disease outbreaks, MPs warn

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Focus on illneses such as bird flu and outdated working practices meant Defra and APHA were underprepared for high risk diseases, warned MPs

The UK is “not adequately prepared” to deal with outbreaks of severe animal diseases, with a lack of resources and outdated processes leaving it potentially critically exposed to future threats, MPs have warned.

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