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Is it possible for me to get bird flu from cleaning my backyard bird bath?
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If you are talking : About the h5n1 highly pathogenic influenza, it is not found in the western hemisphere. Most other avian flus do not spread to man and if they do, they need direct contact with the infected bird.
Answered 3/2/2013
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