Who's Minding the Chickens?
The dreaded H5N1 strain of bird flu has so far killed 63 people and 150 million chickens. But people can't get bird flu from eating an infected chicken; it's more a matter of getting chicken-plucker-close to a sick bird. And most American chickens have never been exposed to any kind of flu...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Forbes 2005-11, Vol.176 (11), p.054 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The dreaded H5N1 strain of bird flu has so far killed 63 people and 150 million chickens. But people can't get bird flu from eating an infected chicken; it's more a matter of getting chicken-plucker-close to a sick bird. And most American chickens have never been exposed to any kind of flu and aren't usually vaccinated for it, says Carol Cardona, a veterinarian at UC, Davis. |
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| ISSN: | 0015-6914 2609-1445 |