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While a (H5N1) is considered an avian disease, there are cases of human infection. Is it true that risk factor for contracting the virus is handling of infected poultry, but transmission of the virus from infected birds to humans is inefficient

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This is a 115 short word description of transmission processes from Bird to Human of (H5N1).

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The H5NI Avian influenza is common in some wild bird populations such as waterfowl. The birds usually do not show obvious signs of infection. A bird virus usually does not infect humans. A virus ...

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