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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Egg prices have been climbing in large part due to the bird flu outbreak which has forced farmers to kill infected flocks to prevent the disease from spreading.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Egg prices jumped nearly 6% between February and March, thanks to the lingering effects of bird flu.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
The rise in prices and supply issues have been largely driven by the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, outbreak.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
In one blow, the health department cut entire offices, including ones that study diseases and environmental problems, a vaccine research program aimed at preventing the next pandemic, and veterinarians leading the agency’s response to bird flu.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Egg prices jumped nearly 6% between February and March, thanks to the lingering effects of bird flu.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
The rise in prices and supply issues have been largely driven by the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, outbreak.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
In one blow, the health department cut entire offices, including ones that study diseases and environmental problems, a vaccine research program aimed at preventing the next pandemic, and veterinarians leading the agency’s response to bird flu.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Bird flu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird%20flu. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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