Bird-flu
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a form of influenza occurring in poultry mainly in Japan, China and Southeast Asia, caused by a virus capable of spreading to humans Also called avian flu
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A Scarier Bird Flu: CDC Chief Warns of Looming H7N9 Threat Eliza Shapiro September 15, 2013
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