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Are the droppings of infected animals dangerous?

April 26, 2017animals dangerous droppings Infected

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Are the droppings of infected animals dangerous?

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According to Jochen Hentschke, vet and head of the Center for Infection Diagnostics at the Institute for Food, Drugs and Animal Epidemics in Berlin, the droppings of diseased birds do contain the virus. Albeit usually in very small quantities. The flu virus also does not survive long in the droppings. In sunshine it dies off after a few hours. In overcast weather this takes at least 24 hours.