Bird Flu
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Facts about avian bird
flu
:
The avian
influenza
virus is transmitted to humans from infected birds.
Birds shed the virus in saliva, nasal mucus and stool.
The virus spreads between birds very quickly.
The virus has not been transmitted from person to person.
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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2008
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Update: Influenza activity--United States and worldwide, 2004-05 season. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Jul 1;54(25):631-4.
Curran R. Asian bird flu. Emerg Med Serv. 2004 May;33(5):38-9.
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