avian
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The only team to be more clinical than the Seagulls is their avian cousins the Magpies, who actually have the lowest xG in the league so far.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Vianna is already examining penguin genomes for genetic differences associated with survival from avian influenza, a disease currently affecting penguin, bird and mammal populations around the world.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Thousands took to social media to express their condolences and praise the avian matriarch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
As avian flu spread like wildfire through the industry, poultry farmers were forced to cull 26 million birds, leading prices to skyrocket.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Over time mutation lets animal diseases jump to people: avian influenza becomes human influenza, bovine rinderpest becomes human measles, horsepox becomes human smallpox.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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