bird flu
noun
: avian influenza
specifically
: severe often fatal influenza A caused by strains of a subtype (H5N1) of the causative orthomyxovirus that have produced epidemics in domestic birds especially in Asia with sporadic associated human infections
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The current bird flu outbreak in US dairy cows is being driven by a different strain — H5N1.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
No other individuals infected with this strain of bird flu were found during the WHO’s investigation.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The World Health Organization confirmed on Wednesday the first-ever fatal case of a subtype of bird flu in Mexico.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 June 2024
The Company is also developing drugs against a number of viral diseases including oral and genital Herpes, viral diseases of the eye including EKC and herpes keratitis, H1N1 swine flu, H5N1 bird flu, seasonal Influenza, HIV, Hepatitis C, Rabies, Dengue fever, and Ebola virus, among others.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
No other individuals infected with this strain of bird flu were found during the WHO’s investigation.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The World Health Organization confirmed on Wednesday the first-ever fatal case of a subtype of bird flu in Mexico.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 June 2024
The Company is also developing drugs against a number of viral diseases including oral and genital Herpes, viral diseases of the eye including EKC and herpes keratitis, H1N1 swine flu, H5N1 bird flu, seasonal Influenza, HIV, Hepatitis C, Rabies, Dengue fever, and Ebola virus, among others.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
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bird flu
noun
: avian influenza
specifically
: severe often fatal influenza A caused by strains of a subtype (H5N1) of the causative orthomyxovirus that have produced epidemics in domestic birds especially in Asia with sporadic associated human infections
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