
Episode 128 - Zoonotics and H5N1
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Bird Flu - Can It Spread Into Bird Populations?
The bird flu itself, H5N1. Yes. So these bird flus spread a lot among bird populations. Often times because of bird droppings, their fecal matter,. And then other chickens are coming around and pecking for their food. It's the same often times out in the wild. You think about like seagulls or any type of bird. They're just hanging around pooping and eating off that same ground. The possibility of it being able to transmit from one human to another is very scary.
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