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MeSH Heading: Influenza in Birds
Tree Number(s): C01.925.782.620.300; C22.131.450
Unique ID: D005585
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005585
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific virus subtype (IM) if pertinent; don't forget also BIRDS or POULTRY (NIM) & check tag ANIMALS
Scope Note: Infection of domestic and wild fowl and other BIRDS with INFLUENZA A VIRUS. Avian influenza usually does not sicken birds, but can be highly pathogenic and fatal in domestic POULTRY.
Entry Term(s): Avian Flu; Avian Influenza; Bird Flu; Fowl Plague; Influenza, Avian
Previous Indexing: Orthomyxovirus Infections (1966-1969); Poultry Diseases (1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see INFLUENZA, AVIAN 2005, see FOWL PLAGUE 1970-2004, see MYXOVIRUS INFECTIONS 1963-1969
History Note: 2006 (1963)
Date Introduced: 1970/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0008793
Scope Note: Infection of domestic and wild fowl and other BIRDS with INFLUENZA A VIRUS. Avian influenza usually does not sicken birds, but can be highly pathogenic and fatal in domestic POULTRY.
Terms: Influenza in Birds Preferred Term
Term UI T658126
Date11/09/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Avian Flu
Term UI T620741
Date11/30/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Avian Influenza
Term UI T572291
Date02/11/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Bird Flu
Term UI T001147029
Date02/11/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025); Fowl Plague
Term UI T016932
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1970); Influenza, Avian
Term UI T572286
Date02/11/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005)

Influenza in Birds MeSH Descriptor Data 2026