UP LATE: Bird flu is so infectious if a sick seagull farts you get an outbreak

UP LATE: In tonight’s show, as Australia braces itself for a bird flu epidemic, Ben Harvey traces the history of the H1N1 virus and gives an idiot’s guide to how it is transmitted.

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In tonight’s show, as Australia braces itself for a bird flu epidemic, Ben Harvey traces the history of the H1N1 virus and gives an idiot’s guide to how it is transmitted.

In tonight’s show, as Australia braces itself for a bird flu epidemic, Ben Harvey traces the history of the H1N1 virus and gives an idiot’s guide to how it is transmitted.

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Fears for wildlife and $5b poultry industry as bird flu takes hold.