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are we doing all that we can?
what can we do to stop the spread of H5N1?
should we stop ppl traverling abroad?
is it safe to eat bird meat?
should we stop the importing and exporting of bird meat?
Adults can be infectious from the day before symptoms begin through approximately 5 days after illness onset. Children can be infectious for > 10 days, and young children can shed virus for several days before their illness onset. Severely immunocompromised persons can shed virus for weeks or months.