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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Dalton

EXPLAINED: Bird flu pandemic warning as taxpayers shell out 42m to compensate farmers | Rare Historical Photos

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Taxpayers shelled out nearly £42m to compensate farmers for bird flu last year as the disease tore through flocks in the UK’s worst-ever outbreak.

The payouts, which represented a 15-fold rise from the year before, were revealed after the World Health Organisation warned that the world must prepare for a potential human bird flu pandemic.

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