H5N8 viruses have infected some poultry flocks in the United States, but the viruses come from a different though related lineage of virus, distinct from the current H5N8 viruses in Asia and Europe.

The H5N8 virus has infected birds since the 1980s. Wild birds are known to have been taking avian H5 influenza A viruses from Asia to Europe since 2004. In 2014 and 2015, it was confirmed that the ...

Eight European countries have reported highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N8) viruses in wild birds, zoo birds and poultry holdings. This is the second time this virus has been ...

The prevalence of the avian influenza H5N8 virus among birds and its pervasiveness based on geographical locations and time-point.

Europeans are worried about a possible continent-wide bird flu epidemic after a wild duck tested positive for the H5N8 virus in northeast Germany.

Russian authorities have reported the first known cases of an avian influenza virus called H5N8 passing from poultry to humans, according to news reports. Seven workers at a poultry plant became ...

In a major cause for concern, researchers have found a new strain of highly pathogenic bird flu virus H5N8 in India.

Scientists have discovered a route of introduction for High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) H5N8 into Japan and, in parallel, have investigated the potential of two human anti ...

RUSSIA has recorded the world’s first-ever human infection of a mutant strain of bird flu – but says there’s not yet any sign of transmission. The highly-infectious H5N8 virus was… ...