US - CDC warns live poultry owners to wash hands after touching birds, or anything in the area where they live and roam, to prevent sickness - June 29

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High Rates of Detection of Clade 2.3.4.4 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 Viruses in Wild Birds in the Pacific Northwest During the Winter of 2014-15CDC warns live poultry owners to always wash hands:





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