Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-19 03:04:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C1B770F40B833CD107460F053DFF5D6744750D47A6AC180B6507EA433F6972F2
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False. The CDC and WHO rate the current public health risk of H5N1 as low. All recent cases have occurred in workers on affected farms who described mild symptoms like conjunctivitis and mild respiratory symptoms. Avian influenza does not pose a food safety risk. https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html https://www.factcheck.org/2024/05/qa-on-h5n1-bird-flu/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22401-bird-flu https://www.eatturkey.org/avian-influenza/
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