Avian influenza, bird flu 禽流感

bring the disease under control控制疾病

calm the public让公众镇定

contagious disease传染病

cull挑出杀死

deadliest disease最致命的疾病

diagnose and treat any outbreak诊断和治疗疾病的爆发

emerge出现

estimate 估计

experts fear the virus could mutate into a form that could be transmitted between humans.专家担心病毒可能会变异为能在人际之间传播的病毒

go to see the doctor看医生

have no immunity没有免疫力

how to tackle a possible pandemic？如何预防可能的传播

immunity免疫力

impose a temporary ban on imports of live poultry临时禁止进口活的家禽

Inadequate supplies of vaccine疫苗供应不足

infect感染

jump easily from birds to humans很快从鸟类传染到人类

Mutate变异

on high alert高度警戒

outbreak爆发

Positive for bird flu 禽流感病毒监测呈现阳性

poultry家禽

rapid response team快速反应团队

slaughtering and cooking the sick bird屠杀和烹饪病鸟

spreads very rapidly迅速传播

symptom症状

temporary暂时的

the number of deaths死亡人数

threat威胁

vaccine疫苗

virulence of the virus病毒毒性

virus病毒

watch for suspicious bird deaths注意可疑的死鸟