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Descriptor English: Influenza in Birds
Descriptor Spanish: Gripe Aviar
Descriptor gripe aviar
Entry term(s) gripe aviaria
gripe del pollo
influenza aviar
peste aviar
plaga aviar
Scope note: Infección de las aves de corral o salvajes y de otras AVES por el VIRUS DE LA INFLUENZA A. Las AVES no suelen enfermar, pero el virus puede ser muy patógeno y mortífero en las AVES DE CORRAL domésticas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Influenza Aviária
Descriptor French: Grippe chez les oiseaux
Entry term(s): Avian Flu
Avian Influenza
Avian Influenzas
Flu, Avian
Fowl Plague
Influenza in Bird
Influenza, Avian
Influenzas, Avian
Plague, Fowl
Tree number(s): C01.925.782.620.300
C22.131.450
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005585
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.
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific virus subtype (IM) if pertinent; don't forget also BIRDS or POULTRY (NIM) & check tag ANIMALS
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VI virology
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)
DeCS ID: 5719
Unique ID: D005585
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Influenza in Birds - Preferred
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.
Preferred term Influenza in Birds
Entry term(s) Avian Flu
Avian Influenza
Avian Influenzas
Flu, Avian
Fowl Plague
Influenza in Bird
Influenza, Avian
Influenzas, Avian
Plague, Fowl



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