Bird flu and eggs

sunpower9 · Post by **sunpower9** » Tue 21 Feb 2006 10:15

Should I be concerned about contracting flu from eating raw eggs

I eat about 6 per day.I dont eat fish.

Corinne · Post by **Corinne** » Tue 21 Feb 2006 13:03

I don't really know! Rumors have it that it was in Germany and probably in Holland.
I'll just continue eating my 4 eggs a day, until something happens or one of you guys tell us we should stop!

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Wed 22 Feb 2006 14:36

We only need to know one thing:
Is there the slightest possibility that an egg that I buy is infected with the virus?
answer: No, not yet.

michael · Post by **michael** » Wed 01 Mar 2006 21:51

How can we be so sure that there is no possibility of infected eggs? It seems that the bird flue has reached sweden anyway... still no reason to worry?

Post by **Oscar** » Thu 02 Mar 2006 00:22

Apparently it's difficult for humans to contract it, far more difficult than for birds, or even cats. Distribution via eggs is possible, but only if some infected excrement sticks to the outside of the egg. Chances are that before we get infected, lots of birds nearby will have died already. Until that happens I don't think there is any reason to worry.

Sanna · Post by **Sanna** » Fri 03 Mar 2006 14:13

there was a cat in Germany who died of hn51 virus, right?

Post by **Oscar** » Fri 03 Mar 2006 15:09

I think so, yes.