Avian influenza

• Details
• Tagged entities

Properties

Alt label

• Bird flu
• Fowl plague

SES ID

• 8483
• 51806
• 52375

Notation

• 8483

In scheme

• Subject

Broader

• Fowl pest
• Rare diseases
• Zoonoses

Related

• Influenza

Definition

• Avian influenza or 'bird flu' is a contagious animal disease caused by viruses that normally affect only birds, with domestic poultry flocks especially vulnerable. Human infection is rare.