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Food and water stations for wild birds are contributing to spread of deadly diseases, study finds

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Feeding stations providing food and water for wild birds are contributing to the spread of disease-causing parasites among farmland birds, researchers have said, with birds three times more likely to catch a parasite from these resources.

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