Got Flu?
I hope not.
Avian flu, the human variation, may or may not make an appearance this flu season. It seems reasonable to say “lets be cautious out there.” Wash your hands often. Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Your neighbors chickens shouldn’t concern you, unless you live on a migratory flight path - and you know for sure the chickens consorted with the ducks, geese, herons or other wild fowl in a way that could have transmitted the virus.
Don’t know all the ways the flu can be transmitted between species?
Read this:
The Next Pandemic? Probable Cause by Laurie Garrett
Foreign Affairs - Background on the News
