Bird Flu Uncovered: The Silent Threat Lurking in Our Backyards and How You Can Outsmart It Today
Avian Influenza, Poultry, and Eggs
To avoid contracting bird flu, an influenza expert at the UK Health Protection Agency warned, “[a]void being in touching distance [of birds who could be affected]. Don’t kiss chickens.” Kissing aside, what is the risk of putting our lips on them in other ways?
In 2001, the virus was found and confirmed in frozen duck meat. The investigators concluded, “The isolation of an H5N1 influenza virus from duck meat and the presence of infectious virus in muscle tissue of experimentally infected ducks raises concern that meat produced by this species may serve as a vehicle for the transmission of H5N1 virus to humans.”
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