{"id":119104,"date":"2025-01-31T14:23:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=119104"},"modified":"2025-01-31T15:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T21:17:44","slug":"what-is-bird-flu-insights-with-dr-matthew-nonnenmann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/01\/31\/what-is-bird-flu-insights-with-dr-matthew-nonnenmann\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Bird Flu? 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