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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Yet the bird flu outbreak, which began in the spring of 2022, is not yet entirely contained and continues to impact the industry, Ortega cautioned.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 11 June 2025
Finland has offered the bird flu vaccine to dairy and mink farmers because of their high risk of infection.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The future path of egg prices will depend on the administration's ability to get a grip on the bird flu crisis.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The evisceration of the U.S. Agency for International Development could also leave the nation more vulnerable because the agency worked with countries such as Vietnam on early detection of diseases including bird flu.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 11 June 2025
Finland has offered the bird flu vaccine to dairy and mink farmers because of their high risk of infection.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The future path of egg prices will depend on the administration's ability to get a grip on the bird flu crisis.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The evisceration of the U.S. Agency for International Development could also leave the nation more vulnerable because the agency worked with countries such as Vietnam on early detection of diseases including bird flu.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 6 May 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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