There have been 111 reported cases of Avian Influenza (H5N1) in humans which resulted in 75 deaths. While that mortality rate seems high, Dr. David Perlin, PhD, Scientific Director of the Public Health Research Institute, believes it may not reflect the actual number of people infected with the disease who either showed only mild symptoms or did not become apparently ill.

The human infections in the current year were reported in just 10 countries:

Azerbaijan
Cambodia
China
Djibouti
Egypt
Indonesia
Iraq
Thailand
Turkey
Vietnam

If you plan to travel to one of these areas, the Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC advise you to avoid contact with poultry farms, animals at live food markets, and any surfaces that could be contaminated with feces or fluids from poultry and other animals. You should only eat thoroughly cooked poultry products.

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