By Barbara Olejnik
Poultry Times Staff
bolejnik@poultrytimes.com
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — While the U.S. has recently experienced great losses in the poultry industry as a result of outbreaks of avian influenza — a total of 48 million birds have been killed — there has not been any human infection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Protection regards the risk to humans of infection from avian influenza in poultry flocks to be low.
However the agency is advising people to stay away from sick or dying birds. If necessary the CDC advises wearing coveralls, face masks and eye protection.
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