单词 | avian influenza |
释义 | > as lemmasavian influenza avian influenza n. Medicine and Veterinary Medicine an acute, infectious, often fatal disease affecting birds (esp. poultry), caused by any of several types of influenza virus; (also) influenza in humans and other mammals caused by an avian virus; cf. bird flu n. at bird n. Compounds 2a. ΚΠ 1965 Bull. World Health Organization 32 855 (title) Avian influenza A viruses. 1979 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 76 6550/2 Recombination in nature among avian influenza A viruses has been observed..and data have been presented suggesting this mechanism for the emergence of several human pandemic strains. 2003 Farmers Guardian 14 Mar. 89/5 Imports of live poultry and hatching eggs from the Netherlands to the UK have been banned following suspicion of avian influenza. < as lemmas |
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