Do you add half boiled egg in your daily breakfast? Do you prefer poached egg to an

? You may be exposing yourself to dangerous bacteria that may cause food poisoning. Two research organizations in Kolkata have shared this report.

The July edition of Letters in Applied Microbiology has published a report of West Bengal Animal and Fishery University, which has raised questions about eating raw eggs.

Raw eggs not only have the risk of salmonella, a type of harmful bacteria present in eggs, but also increases the chances of bacteria infection during the time of bird flu. Salmonella can be dangerous and causes food poisoning, gastrointestinal distress, diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever.

Siddharth Joyardar, professor of West Bengal Animal and Fishery University has worked on the project, said, "It is a known fact that presence of e-coli, salmonella,

in livestock animals. Many farms use unhealthy antibiotics into their foods. Bad news is that we have found same bacterial presence in ducks also," Dr Joyardar is blaming the environment for this.

These bacteria are such in nature that strong antibiotics like co-amoxiclav, sefalosporin have failed to neutralize them. However, high drugs like Meropenem, Imipenem or Celestine could be used.

Professor and doctor of Microbiology department of Kolkata Medical College, Sougata Ghosh said, "If those ducks or

can be cooked properly, then nothing is there to fear. Even properly boiled eggs have no issue. But when the eggs are half boiled or poached, the risk of bacteria is still there."