How to Use avian influenza in a Sentence

avian influenza

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  • There are various strains of avian influenza, and most do not typically spread among humans.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 2 June 2021
  • Two deaths are confirmed in Indonesia from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 6 June 2021
  • Bird samples sent to the laboratory have tested negative for avian influenza and the West Nile virus, but final results are yet to come.
    — London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Even more concerning would be human-to-human transmission of the H10N3 avian influenza virus.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 June 2021
  • Over the past few decades, researchers have also tracked outbreaks of West Nile virus, avian influenza, and Salmonella that caused noticeable kills.
    — David Malakoff, Science | AAAS, 6 July 2021
  • The next year, a highly pathogenic form of avian influenza, H5N1, leaped from waterfowl to chickens and then to humans.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Well, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The scientists ruled out some possible causes: bacteria, West Nile virus, an avian influenza and even coronaviruses.
    — Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2021
  • And then, there’s the rampant spread of avian influenza.
    — Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The recent spread of H5N1 avian influenza among U.S. dairy cows highlights the urgency of this need.
    — Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 18 May 2024
  • Last fall, on a mink farm in Spain, H5N1 (avian influenza) likely spread across the animals.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2023
  • As cases of avian influenza in wild birds continue to surge, the food industry’s stock of the beloved hors d’oeuvre has been cut short.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Egg prices rose throughout much of 2022, driven by one of the deadliest years on record for avian influenza.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2023
  • This is a concern with H5N1 avian influenza, even if the current risk to human health remains low.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
  • Marsicek cautioned that since none of the chicks have been tested for HPAI the causes of the nest failures can't be ascribed to avian influenza.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2022
  • But, now that summer weather and bird migration has decreased the risk of avian influenza, the board has lifted the ban.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022
  • Many wild bird advocates and backyard flock owners in the state have been watching the spread of avian influenza across the U.S. with concern.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 1 May 2022
  • The Texas case marks the the first human infection of the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza in Texas and the second ever in the U.S.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is caused by subtypes of the influenza A virus.
    — Amber Sayer, Health, 8 May 2024
  • An outbreak of avian influenza and the effects of the war in Ukraine on global commodity prices drove the increase.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The recent spread of avian influenza in dairy cattle in the U.S. has startled even some scientists who've tracked a global outbreak of the virus over the last few years.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Virus can be fatal The avian influenza can spread quickly and appears to be almost 100% fatal for some species.
    — Cheri Carlson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The price of eggs has jumped in recent months following an outbreak of avian influenza, which has resulted in the deaths of millions of birds.
    — Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2022
  • This heat can kill any foodborne germs that might be present, including the avian influenza viruses.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
  • The threat of avian influenza became real for Ashleigh Blackford in March.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Symptoms of avian influenza in people may include cough, sore throat, fever, red/watery eyes or discharge from the eyes.
    — Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 June 2024
  • Industry experts say the shift comes as the effects of last year's avian influenza outbreak begin to wane.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • The farm is in touch with the state, which thinks standing water from Hurricane Ian has made avian influenza spread rampantly.
    — Kurt Chirbas, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Factory farms are an ideal place for avian influenza to spread.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The study includes vaccine candidates against H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2024
  • The state's commercial egg and poultry farms also have felt the economic sting of the virus, as operations in 23 counties over the last two years have culled at least 6.8 million domestic birds infected with avian influenza.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2024

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