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  2. Avian influenza - Wikipedia

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    Avian influenza, also known as avian flu or bird flu, is a disease caused by the influenza A virus, which primarily affects birds but can sometimes affect mammals including humans. [1] Wild aquatic birds are the primary host of the influenza A virus, which is enzootic (continually present) in many bird populations.

  3. Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 - Wikipedia

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    A/H7N9 virus is shed in the saliva, mucus, and feces of infected birds; other infected animals may shed bird flu viruses in respiratory secretions and other body fluids. [2] Symptoms of A/H7N9 influenza vary according to both the strain of virus underlying the infection and on the species of bird or mammal affected.

  4. What Are the Symptoms of Bird Flu? - AOL

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    Bird flu can also cause respiratory and classic flu-like symptoms, including cough, runny nose, fever, sore throat, body aches, headaches, fatigue, shortness of breath, and pneumonia, the CDC says ...

  5. Influenza A virus subtype H5N2 - Wikipedia

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    H5 N2 is a subtype of the species Influenzavirus A (avian influenza virus or bird flu virus). The subtype infects a wide variety of birds, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, falcons, and ostriches. Affected birds usually do not appear ill, and the disease is often mild as avian influenza viral subtypes go.

  6. Doctors Explain How To Spot Symptoms Of Bird Flu After ... - AOL

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    Bird flu is a scary illness with a high mortality rate. But so far, infections in the U.S. have been relatively mild—until now. A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of ...

  7. Influenza A virus subtype H5N8 - Wikipedia

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    Thousands of birds and animals were being culled in Germany to stop the spread. [11] In the United Kingdom the flu was found in a wild duck at a turkey farm in Lincolnshire. [12] In South Korea, a record total of 18.4 million birds had been killed by December since the first outbreak of avian flu was reported at a farm on Nov. 18. [13]

  8. Influenza A virus subtype H10N3 - Wikipedia

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    Only around 160 cases of the virus have been reported in the 40 years before 2018, mostly in various waterfowl or wild birds. [1] Existing studies show that H10 influenza viruses are present in a wide range of domestic and wild avian species, as well as in mammals, showing potential for adaptation. [2]

  9. Influenza A virus subtype H7N3 - Wikipedia

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    For the first time since 1979, H7N3 was found in the UK in April 2006. It infected birds and one poultry worker (whose only symptom was conjunctivitis) in a Norfolk, England Witford Lodge Farm. Oseltamivir was used for prevention and 35,000 chickens were culled. [3] In 2005, H7N3 was detected in migratory bird droppings in Taiwan. [4]