§ 71. Sir A. Hurdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in which counties myxomatosis has been a killing disease in recent months; and to what extent it now appears in mild form.
§ Mr. SoamesMyxomatosis is reported to be active in fifty-two counties in England and Wales. It is still killing the majority of infected rabbits, but milder strains of the disease continue to be found.