Volume 2, Number 1           Page 1 NEWSLETTER
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"Wild birds, especially shorebirds and waterfowl, are the natural reservoir of influenza A viruses. The birds and the virus have become well-adapted to each other over time; infection does not usually cause overt disease in wild birds. Unlike in humans, where only a limited variety of influenza subtypes are present, viruses of all HA and NA subtypes are found in aquatic birds. The viruses replicate mainly in the intestinal tract of aquatic birds and are transmitted in the feces...." This quote is extracted from National Wildlife Health Centers Web Site. The chart below comes for the same source.  It graphically show ways that  Avian Flu can be transmitted.  Additionally, waterfowl to human transmission is possible in the same manner as domestic fowl to  humans... through  direct fecal contact.
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