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[Bird Flu Protection Tips and News Blog] More than 100 deaths have been blamed on the avian flu virus around the world, none of them in the Americas. The Bird Flu virus can infect people who have had close contact with sick birds.

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news @ nature.com - - latest science news & featureshttp://www.nature.com/news [news @ nature.com - - latest science news & features] Bird-flu experts question advice on eating... : Bird-flu experts question advice on eating poultry With H5N1 in wild birds, is it safe to eat chicken and eggs? 10 April 2006 As bird flu spreads, researchers around the world describe the challenges they face.

Sciencenewsblog.comhttp://www.sciencenewsblog.com [Sciencenewsblog.com] Science News Blog -- Bird Flu / Avian Flu: "There is more and more evidence building up that wild migratory birds do play some role in spreading the virus, but personally I believe -- and others agree -- that it's not a major role," said Ward Hagemeijer, a wild bird ecologist with Wetlands International, a conservation group in Wageningen, Netherlands. "If we would assume based on this evidence that wild birds would be a major carrier of the disease we would expect a more dramatic outbreak of the disease all over the world." Unfortunately, bird flu doesn't appear to be having much difficulty in spreading -- with or without the help of migratory birds.

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