How to Use avian influenza in a Sentence

avian influenza

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  • Are there any other avian influenza viruses that can infect humans?
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 1 June 2021
  • The system had helped when China and other countries suffered outbreaks of avian influenza.
    — Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2020
  • That virus was comprised of two genes from an avian influenza A virus, according to the CDC.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 25 Feb. 2020
  • One spillover that caused international alarm at the time was the H5N1 avian influenza.
    — Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The avian influenza, found in a farm in Shaoyang City, killed 4,500 chickens, more than half the farm’s flock, the ministry said.
    — Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
  • Several years ago, a study looking at avian influenza, particular the H5N1 virus, was conducted to assess whether large or small farms were greater risks.
    — James Gorman, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • Two deaths are confirmed in Indonesia from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 6 June 2021
  • 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
  • Further back in time was an outbreak of a different strain of avian influenza that struck commercial poultry farms in the Netherlands in February of 2003.
    — Megan Molteni Reprints, STAT, 22 July 2024
  • The study includes vaccine candidates against H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2024

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