Contagious avian illness (4,3)

I believe the answer is:

bird flu

(Other definitions for bird flu that I've seen before include "Avian virus that can spread to humans" , "Poultry virus that can spread to humans" , "Avian disease contractible by humans" , "viral disease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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