[najida]

My question is how is it transmitted? Mosquitoes or direct contact?

I have a reason for this question.

[Termite_Commander]

At the moment, you get it through contact with infected chickens, very close contact with very sick people, bird droppings in the environment and, apparently, gloves.

Gloves being the official explanation on how two children in Turkey got the virus. They "played" with the gloves after their father used them to remove of chickens from their coop for culling.

[Chanticleer]

From CDC

Infected birds shed influenza virus in their saliva, nasal secretions, and feces. Susceptible birds become infected when they have contact with contaminated secretions or excretions or with surfaces that are contaminated with secretions or excretions from infected birds. Domesticated birds may become infected with avian influenza virus through direct contact with infected waterfowl or other infected poultry, or through contact with surfaces (such as dirt or cages) or materials (such as water or feed) that have been contaminated with the virus.

Usually, “avian influenza virus” refers to influenza A viruses found chiefly in birds, but infections with these viruses can occur in humans. The risk from avian influenza is generally low to most people, because the viruses do not usually infect humans. However, confirmed cases of human infection from several subtypes of avian influenza infection have been reported since 1997. Most cases of avian influenza infection in humans have resulted from contact with infected poultry (e.g., domesticated chicken, ducks, and turkeys) or surfaces contaminated with secretion/excretions from infected birds. The spread of avian influenza viruses from one ill person to another has been reported very rarely, and transmission has not been observed to continue beyond one person.

[Grendel9]

At this point, I have no idea!
But it's pretty obvious that we
do have to start taking this
transition of the "flu" seriously.
The articles don't say, but I get
the idea that the wild birds'
droppings fall onto the feed
yards of the poultry/zoos/pens.
The infected poultry have to be
scratching the ground, causing the
virus to fly up into their lungs.
They describe humans contracting
the disease...by handling/ruffling
the feathers of the diseased birds.