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avian influenza

avian influenza noun: any strain of influenza carried by and primarily affecting birds.

Noun

avian influenza (uncountable)

  1. Any strain of influenza carried by and primarily affecting birds.
    • Highly pathogenic bird flu (HPAI) is of rising concern to epidemiologists. The US National Library of Medicine lists H5N9 as a subtype avian influenza virus.2025 January 27, Edward Helmore, “First outbreak of rare bird flu strain reported at California poultry farm”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2025
    Synonyms:
    avian flu, bird flu

avian influenza meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Thai and Vietnamese

avian influenza in Tamil

strain of influenza
பறவைக்காய்ச்சல் paṟavaikkāyccal

avian influenza in Malayalam

strain of influenza
പക്ഷിപ്പനി pakṣippani

avian influenza in Thai

strain of influenza
ไข้หวัดนก kâi-wàt-nók

avian influenza in Vietnamese

strain of influenza
dịch cúm gia cầm

Synonyms of avian influenza

Questions about avian influenza

What does avian influenza mean?
Avian influenza means any strain of influenza carried by and primarily affecting birds.
What is avian influenza in Tamil?
Avian influenza in Tamil is பறவைக்காய்ச்சல் (paṟavaikkāyccal). See Avian influenza meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is avian influenza?
Avian influenza is a noun.

Words near avian influenza in the dictionary

  1. avialian
  2. avialians
  3. avian
  4. avian dinosaur
  5. avian flu
  6. avian influenza
  7. avian ingestion
  8. avian ingestions
  9. Aviana
  10. avianise
  11. avianization

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