France reports they've detected H5N8 strain of bird flu raising concerns about European spread

The French government has confirmed they have found a contagious strain of bird flu in wild ducks in Northern France.

It comes after Dutch authorities culled around 190 thousand farm ducks over the weekend to prevent the spread of the disease.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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