Reply To: Does cooking more than 100deg kill H5N1? Home Birding, Conservation, Travel H5N1 Poultry Flu and migratory birds Does cooking more than 100deg kill H5N1? No title 17 April 2006 at 11:33 pm #4210 AnonymousGuest Yes, the virus dies by cooking it properly. The virus has shown to die at 70 degrees Celsius.