00:02Unsightly bird droppings causing concern.
00:05There's concern that the bird flu could be transferred from the facility here, either
00:12the dock or the tables, through to humans.
00:15For weeks, birds have been dying around Port McDonnell, leaving some people uneasy about
00:19what other birds have left behind.
00:21It should be cleaned up and maintained and kept clean because children go down there fishing.
00:26SA Health says the risk to humans from bird flu is low.
00:29And walking past faeces without touching it doesn't put people at risk.
00:34And the risk remains low even if you do accidentally touch droppings.
00:39No one has caught it from actually, for example, touching a bird dropping.
00:43The amount of virus is too small.
00:46The local council isn't planning to increase cleaning.
00:49We've just been doing our business as normal with our normal routine cleaning.
00:53The safety of public spaces was among a handful of bird poo related concerns raised in a recent community forum.
01:00Others wanted to know if there was a risk of bird flu making its way into their home's rainwater tank.
01:05But experts say there's no cause for concern.
01:08This is just a tiny, tiny amount of virus particles in a huge amount of water.
01:13So it's incredibly diluted.
01:15Given those assurances, these visitors were happy to lunch next to the seagulls.
01:20We'd be concerned if there were bird droppings right there.
01:23But not because of bird flu, but because of the droppings.
01:27A wise choice, regardless of the risk.
01:29There's no risk.
01:31There's no risk here.
01:31There's no risk here.
