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If you have a birdfeeder, you may want to take it down

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If you have a birdfeeder in your backyard, you may want to take it down.

It’s a precaution that the Wildside Rehabilitation Center in Michigan says you should take, because of the rise of avian flu in the United States.

They say the flu spreads through direct contact, which means that if a sick bird touches shared food, they can get others sick.

They also say that it is difficult to know which bird has the flu. Some show no signs, others can show these symptoms, coughing, sneezing, diarrhea, discharge from the nostrils, abnormal head and neck position, tremors, and seizures

It can also spread through objects like shoes or tires.

The Wildside Rehabilitation Center says that it’s safe to keep your birdfeeder out if you clean it with a 10% bleach solution and if you don’t have ducks or chickens.

They are hopeful that the spread of the flu will decrease, but there is no sign of it slowing down.

The CDC says that the flu is not likely to spread to the community.

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