Influenza A virus subtype H5N8

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Influenza A virus subtype H5N8
Virus classification e
Unrecognized taxon (fix): Insthoviricetes
Order: Articulavirales
Family: Orthomyxoviridae
Genus: Alphainfluenzavirus
Species:
Serotype:
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.

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

References

  1. Russia records first cases of human infection with bird flu strain H5N8 (in en-GB). Sky News (2021-02-20). Retrieved 2021-02-21.