The detection of the virus in a flock of broiler chickens follows the destruction of 29,000 turkeys in Indiana and widens the current U.S. avian flu outbreak.
The CDC says that though bird flu, this cross-transmission is rare. Infection usually occurs as a result of infected birds shedding avian virus in their saliva, mucous, and feces which then gets into a person's eyes, nose, or mouth, or is inhaled.
Cross infection also usually occurs when a person has unprotected contact with infected birds or surfaces contaminated with avian influenza viruses. But, the CDC reports some infections have been identified where direct contact was not known to have occurred.In January,reported on a rare case of avian flu crossing over to a human in the United Kingdom. The U.K.
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