H5N1

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English[edit]

Influenza nomenclature
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Noun[edit]

H5N1 (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A strain of avian influenza, often lethal in humans but not transmissible between humans.

Quotations[edit]

2005: At present, H5N1 flu strain poses only a limited threat to humans as it cannot spread easily between people. — Case of Bird Flu Drug Resistance, BBC Online.

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