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avian influenza
[ ey-vee-uhn in-floo-en-zuh ]
/ ˈeɪ vi ən ˌɪn fluˈɛn zə /
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noun Pathology
a form of influenza that afflicts poultry and other birds, and that is transmissible to humans: An earlier outbreak of avian influenza had been reported in the Northeast last month.
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Also a·vi·an flu [ey-vee-uhn floo] /ˈeɪ vi ən ˌflu/ .
Also called bird flu [burd-floo], /ˈbɜrd ˌflu/, fowl plague [foul-pleyg] /ˈfaʊl ˌpleɪg/ .
Origin of avian influenza
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby avian influenza
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How to use avian influenza in a sentence
For example, Cambodia, a country at risk of pandemic avian influenza spillover, established a free national hotline for community members to report animal illnesses directly to the Ministry of Health in real time.
With the avian influenza from poultry, a lot of the exposure and infections go back to the preparation of chicken for cooking.
There are so many avian-influenza people that are involved in this effort.