bird flu

British  

noun

1. Also called: avian flu.  a form of influenza occurring in poultry mainly in Japan, China and Southeast Asia, caused by a virus capable of spreading to humans

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Example Sentences

It comes after bird flu led to large numbers of turkeys being culled early, while a drier spring and summer hit sprout harvests.

From BBC

But in November, all bird farmers in England were ordered to keep their flocks indoors and many were culled early to limit the spread of bird flu.

From BBC

For years, scientists have warned that bird flu - better known as H5N1 - could one day make the dangerous leap from birds to humans and trigger a global health crisis.

From BBC

A bird flu pandemic, researchers say, would begin quietly: a single infected bird passing the virus to a human - most likely a farmer, market worker or someone handling poultry.

From BBC

All of this makes the U.S. especially vulnerable to a major emergency like another pandemic, which is deeply concerning considering the nation is about to lose its measles elimination status, COVID-19 still hasn’t fully gone away and diseases like bird flu may unleash another health crisis.

From Salon