#3926
Martin W
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    “Bird flu: Small infection risk by shells and fish”

    Caution for the sake of shells and fish well through-heated up – thus
    the bird flu virus is killed surely

    The risk to infect itself over contaminated shells or fish with the
    bird flu virus classifies experts as small. To this estimate come
    Bundesinstitut for risk evaluation (BfR), Friedrich Loeffler
    institute (FLI) and the federal research institute for nutrition and
    food (BFEL) in a common statement. An infection with the H5N1-Virus
    over food was so far not proven. Since the infection risk can be
    excluded however not completely, the institutes advise against at
    present the consumption of raw shells and raw fish from harvesting
    and catch regions, in which the bird flu virus was proven.

    The consideration of the institutes: The bird flu virus H5N1 can to
    be spread over the excrement of infected birds and therefore be able
    also surface waters and lakes high concentrations of the virus
    exhibit. Fish and shells could be contaminated over the infected
    excrement in the water, which was not examined however so far yet.
    Also that shells and fish transfer Influenza A viruses was so far not
    documented.

    It admits is that the bird flu virus reacts very sensitively to
    environmental influences: The more highly the salzgehalt and the more
    warmly the water temperatures, the less strongly infectious works the
    virus. Since the infection risk can be excluded however not
    completely, the institutes shells and fish recommend to heat at least
    ten minutes up on 70 degrees Celsius. The virus is killed surely
    thereby.

    Source: Common statement No. 018/2006 of the BfR, the Friedrich
    Loeffler institute and the federal research institute for nutrition
    and food from 14 March 2006