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Plymouth, Massachusetts, officials alerted the public on Sunday that more than 60 birds found dead at Billington Sea are suspected to have died of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
This tissue effectively seals off the wound from entrance of pathogenic organisms.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
At Western Market in Ferndale on Monday, the egg shelves were practically bare, and a sign about bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, was posted.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The price of wholesale eggs have skyrocketed across the United States amid the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
This tissue effectively seals off the wound from entrance of pathogenic organisms.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
At Western Market in Ferndale on Monday, the egg shelves were practically bare, and a sign about bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, was posted.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The price of wholesale eggs have skyrocketed across the United States amid the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogenic. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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pathogenic
adjective
patho·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik 
2
: causing or capable of causing disease
pathogenic microorganisms
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