It is hard for people to catch avian influenza from birds and the following simple steps are also effective against avian influenza.
At present, it is not recommended that persons traveling to countries affected by avian influenza carry antiviral drugs.
The last outbreak of avian influenza in Britain occurred in 1991 in Norfolk.
There was no legal basis for dealing with low pathogenic avian influenza at present.
At present, H5N1 avian influenza remains largely a disease of birds.