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- /6How vulnerable are humans to bird flu infections?
As per latest reports, Japan has identified its first bird flu outbreak for the season. The H5N1 infection case was first detected and confirmed at a poultry farm in the northeast of the country. About 143,000 birds are being exterminated so as to contain the spread of the virus.
While Japanese officials have claimed that there is no possibility of avian influenza being transmitted to humans through the consumption of chicken meat or eggs, the increase in the number of human bird flu cases in China this year has been concerning for many across the globe.
That said, let us find out what bird flu is and whether or not it can be transmitted to humans.
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