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QIs there a risk of becoming infected with avian influenza by eating poultry or eggs?
A EU guidelines state: There is no evidence that properly cooked poultry or eggs can be a source of infection for avian influenza viruses. You can only catch avian influenza from raw poultry products which have been infected.See the full content of this document
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Answers to the Key Questions That Everyone Should Know...
QThere are swans in my local park. Should I take the children there?
A Professor John Oxford, professor of virology at St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospital, says: Even if you walk by a duck pond, you are not getting close enough to risk becoming infected - you would have to drink a couple of gallons of the water, dive into the pond or grab hold of one of the infected ducks.Q Should I still put out bread for th...See the full content of this document
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