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• a  pertaining to or characteristic of birds

• Diverting those resources to stockpile an avian-flu vaccine that might not be necessary will take up time and would disrupt the supply of human-flu vaccine.
• Earlier this year, a massive epidemic of avian flu hit eight Asian countries, killed at least 23 people and led to the death or culling of more than 100 million chickensand that .
• A PTI Special report on the avian flu outbreak reveals how hard it will be to put this genie back in the bottle.

News & Articles

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• Avian Flu Slams Mexican Poultry Exports
  Mexico's poultry market has suffered a “considerable loss” in production as the outbreak of avian flu that surfaced in 2012 shows no signs of ending soon, according to the U.S. Grains Council.
  June 14, 2013 - Journal of Commerce Online
• Australian Bird Moves Like Jagger and Sounds Like Space Invaders
  Newly discovered dance repertoires in the superb lyrebird bird may be the most sophisticated in the avian world.        
  June 14, 2013 - Wired News
• Yum’s China Store Sales Drop Slows as Avian Flu Abates
  Yum! Brands Inc., which gets more than 50 percent of its revenue from China, said same-store sales in the Asian nation last month fell more slowly than in April as cases of avian flu subsided.
  June 11, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• Margaret Chan in AFP
  We have lived for five long years under the threat of pandemic caused by the lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus. This has left our world very prepared but also very scared,said Chan.
• Mike Leavitt in CBS News
  This laboratory test is a major step forward in our ability to more quickly detect cases of H5 avian influenza and provides additional safeguards to protect public health,says HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt in the news release. "Thanks to the...
• Markos Kyprianou in The Age
  We have received now confirmation that the virus found in Turkey is avian flu H5N1 high pathogenic virus,said Kyprianou.