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'''Avian flu''' is a highly contagious [[viral]] [[disease]] with up to 100% mortality in domestic fowl caused by influenza. All types of birds are susceptible to the virus, but outbreaks occur most often in [[chicken]]s and [[turkey]]s. The infection may be carried by migratory wild birds, which can carry the virus but show no signs of disease. Humans are only rarely affected.

'''Avian flu''' is a highly contagious [[viral]] [[disease]] with up to 100% mortality in domestic fowl caused by influenza. All types of birds are susceptible to the virus, but outbreaks occur most often in [[chicken]]s and [[turkey]]s. The infection may be carried by migratory wild birds, which can carry the virus but show no signs of disease. Humans are only rarely affected.

==Sources==  

==Sources==

[http://fhp.osd.mil/aiWatchboard/glossary.jsp?letter=A DOD Pandemic Influenza Watchboard]

[http://fhp.osd.mil/aiWatchboard/glossary.jsp?letter=A DOD Pandemic Influenza Watchboard]

[[Category:Diseases]]

[[Category:Diseases]]