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Our <i>Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research </i>does
not purport to address biosafety. We have a peer-reviewed fact sheet
on avian zoonotics for field/lab work:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nmnh.si.edu_BIRDNET_documents_WNV-26H5N1-2DFactSheet.pdf&d=AwMD-g&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=HbV8OnUSR5pllHRwuGMbhLWwc1fd3lYTNZ7X7xSscb8&s=P37eFPvyn98AS89hJgDnPAsexPXKelYhQBaCatYQ-9Y&e=">http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/documents/WNV&H5N1-FactSheet.pdf</a><br>
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It may be helpful.<br>
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Ellen<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Ellen Paul
Executive Director
The Ornithological Council
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net">ellen.paul@verizon.net</a>
"Providing Scientific Information about Birds<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nmnh.si.edu_BIRDNET&d=AwMD-g&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=HbV8OnUSR5pllHRwuGMbhLWwc1fd3lYTNZ7X7xSscb8&s=nYynGb7oPRI-cZK30c58jgEt35EemfwMeOSmx0nIixE&e=">"
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET"</a>
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