Go to the media bankTurkeys on the farm. File photoMOSCOW, Oct 2 UK residents could face a Christmas turkey shortage due to the country's worst outbreak of bird flu in the country's history, Sky News reports, citing the National Farmers Union (NFU). According to the channel, more than three million birds have been killed due to the spread of the virus, the flu has been detected in 155 areas across the UK. The Times reported on the «conflict» between Liz Truss and Charles III «This is a risk. If, for example, bird flu touches turkeys, this could cause mass destruction, which could lead to real supply chain problems in the run-up to Christmas,» the chairman of the NFU board told the TV channel poultry farmer James Mottershead. Turkey is one of the most popular dishes on the Christmas table of the British. Concerns about the lack of Christmas turkey in the UK have been appearing for years. In 2021, the chairman of the British Poultry Union, Graham Deer, spoke about the risks of a shortage of the main product for the Christmas table due to a shortage of workers in the industry. Later, representatives of the trade industry assured RIA Novosti that the British would not face this problem. Bird flu is an infectious disease caused by strains of the type A influenza virus, which is common throughout the world. Many species of wild birds survive infection with the virus without obvious signs of harm to their health, but some, including domestic birds, develop a disease that can be transmitted to humans. /> In Britain, they were afraid of Russian strikes from all sides
