Following the resurgence of bird flu also known as Avian influenza in some parts of Nigeria and its devastating impacts on poultry productivity and safety; Dr. Emmanuel Onyeka, a medical professional, advised that Nigerians should desist from the habit of drinking raw eggs to prevent easy transfer of the bird flu virus to humans.

Dr. Onyeka, staff of the Veterinary Services Department of the Enugu State Ministry of Agriculture, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Enugu. He spoke against the backdrop of the recent resurgence of bird flu in parts of the country.

"Everybody should disinfect eggs bought in the market, even before cooking or frying them, to meet eating condition."

"Those in the habit of breaking and drinking raw eggs, for whatever reasons, are taking a very big risk of contracting bird flu"


However, he said that though there were few known cases of humans contracting the disease in the country. Nevertheless, everybody is hereby enjoined to play his or her part so that the disease does not take another dimension.

Wisdom is profitable to direct us in all that we do; drinking of raw eggs for whatever reason should be stopped forthwith.


http://www.ozoneviews.com/2016/01/dangers-of-drinking-raw-eggs-health.html

Freelanswer:
Drinking raw egg was never a healthy enough practice. Even if there was no incidence of bird flue, people should desist from that.

But to say we should disinfect an egg before we cook it? It could have helped if there was any detail on the mode of disinfection lest a lethal substance in a disinfectant becomes another source of health concern.

Ah just taya my broda, ah just taya.. bird flu here, lasa fever there, h.i.v n aids, cholera, yellow fever, nt to 4get meagre ones like krorkror, kwashiokor etc, shey person no go dey use methylated spirit bath n cook so?

MicroIce:

Ah just taya my broda, ah just taya.. bird flu here, lasa fever there, h.i.v n aids, cholera, yellow fever, nt to 4get meagre ones like krorkror, kwashiokor etc, shey person no go dey use methylated spirit bath n cook so?

Methylated spirit?

MicroIce:

Ah just taya my broda, ah just taya.. bird flu here, lasa fever there, h.i.v n aids, cholera, yellow fever, nt to 4get meagre ones like krorkror, kwashiokor etc, shey person no go dey use methylated spirit bath n cook so?

@MicroIce, you don't have to fear. Just do your part and leave the rest for God. It's only when you failed to do what you could have done that you may entertain fear even before the throne of the Almighty. Fear has absolute zero contribution to life. It is 0% addition and 100% subtraction.