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Key facts on bird flu

* Avian influenza viruses are readily transmitted from farm to
farm by mechanical means, such as by contaminated equipment,
vehicles, feed, cages or clothing.
* The virus spreads to humans through air, and direct contact
with birds' saliva and feces.
* The incubation period of the virus in humans is between one and
three days. Highly pathogenic viruses can survive for long
periods in the environment.
* Symptoms in humans include fever, cough, sore throat, muscle
aches, eye infections, acute respiratory distress, viral
pneumonia.

Source: World Health Organization