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Abstract
A subtype of INFLUENZA A VIRUS that is highly virulent in poultry and wild birds, but shows varying degrees of pathogenicity in mice. The H5N8 virus subtype has a polybasic amino acid motif at the HA cleavage site which explains its pathogenicity in birds, and expresses surface proteins HEMAGGLUTININ 5 and NEURAMINIDASE 8 which are typical of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza viruses.
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Synonyms
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- Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus
- H5N8
- H5N8 Bird Flu Virus
- H5N8 Influenza Virus
- H5N8 Virus
- H5N8 subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype
- Influenza A(H5N8) Virus
- H5N8 Viruses
- H5N8 subtypes
- Virus, H5N8
- subtype, H5N8
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.
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Indexing Annotation
infection: coordinate with INFLUENZA, HUMAN in humans, or INFLUENZA IN BIRDS in birds, or ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS in other animals
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History Note
2017
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Previous Indexing
- Influenza A virus (2013-2016)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. H5N8 Subtype Influenza A Virus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071225. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071225
- H5N8 Subtype Influenza A Virus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_A_virus_subtype_H5N8
- H5N8 Subtype Influenza A Virus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6030277