What is Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)?
Avian Influenza or Bird Flu is a contagious disease of birds. Migratory waterfowl especially wild ducks are a natural reservoir of avian influenza viruses. Domestic poultry (chickens, ducks, turkeys) are susceptible to the infection. Avian influenza rarely affects human but the recent outbreak in Viet Nam and Thailand and also the outbreak in Hong Kong [...]
