Influenza A virus subtype H5N8
H5N8 is a subtype of the Influenza A virus (sometimes called bird flu) and is highly lethal to wild birds and poultry.
| Influenza A virus subtype H5N8 | |
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Virus classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Insthoviricetes |
| Order: | Articulavirales |
| Family: | Orthomyxoviridae |
| Genus: | Alphainfluenzavirus |
| Species: | |
| Serotype: | Influenza A virus subtype H5N8
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H5N8 usually does not make human sick; however, seven people in Russia were found to be infected in 2021.[1]
Influenza A Virus Subtype H5N8 Media
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References
- ↑ "Russia records first cases of human infection with bird flu strain H5N8". Sky News. 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
