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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With egg prices soaring and ongoing concerns of bird flu contamination, farm vendors in Carroll, Harford and Howard counties are selling more eggs than ever.
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
See map As bird flu continues to spread, is there a vaccine for humans?
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The administration accidentally fired civil servants who were responsible for safeguarding the country’s nuclear weapons, preventing a bird flu epidemic and overseeing the nation’s electricity supply.
—Joseph P. Tomain, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
Last May, the administration of former President Joe Biden allocated more than $800 million to combat bird flu in livestock.
—Reuters, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
See map As bird flu continues to spread, is there a vaccine for humans?
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The administration accidentally fired civil servants who were responsible for safeguarding the country’s nuclear weapons, preventing a bird flu epidemic and overseeing the nation’s electricity supply.
—Joseph P. Tomain, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
Last May, the administration of former President Joe Biden allocated more than $800 million to combat bird flu in livestock.
—Reuters, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Bird flu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird%20flu. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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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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