Botulism
Commons · Question 75525 · Tabled 5 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) location and (b) number of animals affected by outbreaks of botulism was in each month of 2025.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 16 Sep 2025
Information from the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s (APHA) surveillance network indicates one botulism outbreak in GB in 2025, affecting 712 cattle between August up to 8 September. The cases have been spread across Derbyshire, Essex, Northants, Pembrok...