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Evolutionary and Mutational Characterization of the First H5N8 Subtype Influenza A Virus in Humans [PDF]

Pathogens, 2022
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus H5 subtype remains a risk for transmission in humans. The H5N8 subtype has caused multiple outbreaks in poultry in Europe over the past few winters.
Lin Ding, Jie Li, Xue Li, Bingqian Qu
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Construction and Immune Strategy Optimization of a Vaccine Strain for Influenza A (H5N8) Subtype [PDF]

Viruses
Multiple subtypes of avian influenza virus (AIV), including H5N1, H5N6, and H5N8 viruses, are currently co-circulating in wild birds and poultry and causing sporadic human infections. Vaccine development is essential for pandemic preparedness.
Shuxia Zhang, Jing Tang, Liqi Liu, Hejiang Wei, Li Xin, Kang Xiao, Jinbo Xiao, Jie Dong, Zi Li, Hongyan Bai, Shuaixing Wang, Wenfei Zhu, Lei Yang, Shumei Zou, Dayan Wang   +14 more
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the A/H5N8 subtype, clade 2.3.4.4b, caused outbreaks in Kazakhstan in 2020 [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Background Large poultry die-offs happened in Kazakhstan during autumn of 2020. The birds’ disease appeared to be avian influenza. Northern Kazakhstan was hit first and then the disease propagated across the country affecting eleven provinces. This study
Asylulan Amirgazin, Alexandr Shevtsov, Talgat Karibayev, Maxat Berdikulov, Tamila Kozhakhmetova, Laura Syzdykova, Yerlan Ramankulov, Alexandr V. Shustov   +7 more
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Pathogenicity of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 subtype for herring gulls (Larus argentatus): impact of homo- and heterosubtypic immunity on the outcome of infection [PDF]

Veterinary Research, 2022
To improve understanding of the pathobiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) infections in wild birds, pathogenicity and transmissibility of HPAIV H5N8 subtype clade 2.3.4.4b was evaluated in ~ 8-week-old herring gulls (Larus ...
Karolina Tarasiuk, Anna Kycko, Małgorzata Knitter, Edyta Świętoń, Krzysztof Wyrostek, Katarzyna Domańska-Blicharz, Łukasz Bocian, Włodzimierz Meissner, Krzysztof Śmietanka   +8 more
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Multivalent Inactivated Vaccine Protects Chickens from Distinct Clades of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtypes H5N1 and H5N8 [PDF]

Vaccines
Background/Objective: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 subtype remains a significant menace to both the poultry industry and human public health.
Walid H. Kilany, Marwa Safwat, Mohamed A. Zain El-Abideen, Islam Hisham, Yasmine Moussa, Ahmed Ali, Magdy F. Elkady   +6 more
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Novel Genotype of HA Clade 2.3.4.4b H5N8 Subtype High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus Emerged at a Wintering Site of Migratory Birds in Japan, 2021/22 Winter [PDF]

Pathogens
Surveillance of avian influenza virus (AIV) was conducted in the 2021–2022 winter season at a wintering site of migratory Anatidae in Japan. An H5N8 subtype high pathogenicity AIV (HPAIV) with a unique gene constellation and four low pathogenicity AIVs ...
Berihun Dires Mihiretu, Tatsufumi Usui, Masahiro Kiyama, Kosuke Soda, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi   +4 more
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Complex Evolutionary Dynamics of H5N8 Influenza A Viruses Revealed by Comprehensive Reassortment Analysis [PDF]

Viruses
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) circulate among different species and have the potential to cause significant pandemics in humans. This study focuses on reassortment events in the H5N8 subtype of IAV, which poses a serious threat to public health due to its ...
Egor Degtyarev, Sofia Feoktistova, Pavel Volchkov, Andrey Deviatkin   +3 more
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Genomic surveillance and evolution of co-circulating avian influenza H5N1 and H5N8 viruses in Egypt, 2022–2024 [PDF]

Emerging Microbes and Infections
For over two decades, avian influenza virus (AIV) has significantly impacted the Egyptian poultry population, with multiple subtypes and genotypes contributing to significant economic and agricultural losses.
Samah Eid, Naglaa M. Hagag, Zienab Mosaad, Neveen R. Bakry, Mohamed H. Elhusseiny, Wesam H. Mady, Ahmed Erfan, Fatma Amer, Osama Mahana, Nahed Yehia, Moataz M. Elsayed, Dalia Said, Afaf Abdelbaset, Ahlam E. Yonis, Reem M. Reda, Mohamed A. Saif, Ahmed I. Abdelmawgoud, Tamer A. El-Aried, Mahmoud Said, Abdullah Selim, Eman Farghaly, Abdelsatar Arafa, Momtaz Shahein, Mahmoud M. Naguib   +23 more
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Local amplification of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 viruses in wild birds in the Netherlands, 2016 to 2017 [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of subtype H5N8 were re-introduced into the Netherlands by late 2016, after detections in southeast Asia and Russia.
Begeman, L. (Lineke), Bestebroer, T.M. (Theo), Brand, J.M.A. (Judith) van den, Eggink, D. (Dirk), Fouchier, R.A.M. (Ron), Kleyheeg, E. (Erik), Koopmans, M.P.G. (Marion P. G.), Kuiken, T. (Thijs), Lexmond, P. (Pascal), Majoor, F. (Frank), Müskens, G.J.D.M. (Gerhard J. D. M.), Poen, M.J. (Marjolein), Scheuer, R.D. (Rachel D.), van der Jeugd, H.P., Vliet, S. (Stefan) van der, Vuong, O. (Oanh)   +15 more
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DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE FOR DETECTION OF HPAI H5N8-BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE DURING THE EPIZOOTIC WAVE IN 2016/2017 [PDF]

Trakia Journal of Sciences, 2022
In the 4 months spanning the 2016/2017 winter (October – January), HPAI H5N8 was the predominant serotype throughout European countries. Bulgaria, an important geographical location for migratory birds crossing Europe through the two major migratory ...
G. Goujgoulova, G. Stoimenov
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