Definition of "avian flu" []

• Avian influenza (noun)

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• "In April of this year, I introduced the AVIAN Act, which is a comprehensive bill to increase our preparedness for an avian flu pandemic."
• "In July 2005, for example, the state accused respected scientist Guan Yi of “leaking state secrets” after he and his colleagues published a report on an avian flu outbreak among migratory birds in northwest Qinghai Province."
• "Like that earlier flu, avian flu unleashes an unusual hurricanelike storm of immune-system signaling proteins called cytokines, which signal the immune system to combat microbial invaders."