How to Use bird flu in a Sentence

bird flu

noun
  • In both cases, bird flu was to blame.
    — Des Moines Register, 14 Jan. 2026
  • How prevalent is bird flu right now?
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But the bird flu threat remains.
    — Des Moines Register, 14 Jan. 2026
  • What is bird flu and what are the symptoms?
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In the case of bird flu, there have been some mixed messages.
    — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2022
  • Dozens of vultures died of bird flu in Amelia.
    — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2025
  • There are various types of bird flu strains.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • There have not been any cases of the bird flu in humans this year.
    — Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2022
  • In states where bird flu has been found in dairy cows, raw milk products are still sold.
    — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
  • And, after a summer respite, bird flu is back.
    — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The lights work to keep ducks and geese — top carriers of bird flu — at bay.
    — Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Any time a bird gets sick, the entire flock is killed to help keep bird flu from spreading.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
  • Deadlier strains of bird flu have been on the rise in recent years.
    — oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Food production methods have made bird flu more of a risk.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Realize that birds don’t have to look sick to carry bird flu.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Sign up to receive updates on bird flu in dairy cattle here.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Could baby owls and eagles be the key to stopping the spread of bird flu?
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • Has bird flu been found in Wisconsin?
    — Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Research shows humans are at low risk of getting sick from this strain of bird flu.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Using their model, researchers got hands-on with cheese to study bird flu.
    — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Known as bird flu, the illness is carried by birds, wild fowl and some mammals.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The peak price came despite a drop in wholesale costs and no new bird flu outbreaks at egg farms.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Even if this case proves to be a false alarm, people tracking bird flu seem more on edge than ever.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Thai authorities are still alert for the threat of a bird flu outbreak.
    — Wasamon Audjarint, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Experts fear that the next global pandemic could come from bird flu.
    — Josh Green, Time, 18 Mar. 2026
  • This year, the birds have been dying from the highly contagious avian bird flu.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Like egg-laying hens and poultry flocks, dairy cows have been affected by bird flu.
    — Claire Malon, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Like egg-laying hens and poultry flocks, dairy cows have been affected by bird flu.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Miller would see young kits playing and wrestling around their den one day, only to find them all dead from bird flu the next.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Keep an eye on bird flu outbreaks and pay attention to what the birds look like at your own feeders.
    — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 19 July 2024

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