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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...