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		ars on Dec 3, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hong Kong Confirms First Human Case of Bird Flu > As always, stay away from live birds...no pet chickens...think twice about buying that parrot. What? No! This virus doesn't just magically show up in a bird, the bird has to catch it from another bird. Stay away from large flocks, sure. But home pets? No problem at all.

panacea on Dec 3, 2013 | [–]

Don't live/eat/sleep in close proximity to fowl pens.

Crito on Dec 3, 2013 | | [–]

Have you ever smelled a chicken? That is good advice regardless.

seanmcdirmid on Dec 3, 2013 | [–]

I was talking about my own rules being a resident of the PRC. If you live outside the PRC, you can probably follow more lax rules to stay alive.

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