1.   Curiously, about a third of the survey respondents who identified themselves as vegetarians admitted, when questioned further, that they ate poultry about once a week.

2.   Over the weekend, the news that thousands of chickens who had eaten contaminated poultry feed had been sold to consumers, first raised health fears.

3.   But they say it is safe to eat cooked poultry.

4.   Doctors have said it is safe to eat cooked poultry, but that it may not be safe to handle birds that have the virus.

5.   Humans cannot contract the bird flu from eating cooked poultry, officials said.

6.   Over the weekend, the news that thousands of chickens that had eaten contaminated poultry feed had been sold to consumers raised health fears.