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It sounds like he is an honest man.    He is ignorant, but honest.  Apparantly nobody has briefed him on the simple fact that the wild birds are carriers.  Tariceanu still appears to believe that all bird flu is spread via poultry shipments. 

I am a member on several bird forums.  Many people on those forums are absolutely convinced that Bird Flu is a domestic chicken and duck thing, and that people are blaming the wild birds because there is a secret diabolical plot to eliminate those beautiful feathered creatures from the Earth.  We are dealing with illogical "Denial" in this case.