At first, the monovalent influenza A (H5N8) vaccine will be tested in two doses, 21 days apart, in adults aged 18–59.

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

Germany has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus in a backyard in the southwestern part of the country, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday.

A/H5N8 bird flu outbreak hits Vietnam for first time An outbreak of the A/H5N8 bird flu has been detected in Quang Ninh province, marking the first time that the virus has appeared in the nation, ...

Vietnam confirmed an outbreak H5N8 avian flu virus in its northern province of Quang Ninh, per Reuters.

An outbreak of the A/H5N8 bird flu has been detected in Quang Ninh province, marking the first time that the virus has appeared in the nation, according to Quang Ninh province’s Sub-Department of ...

H5N8, is a type of bird flu, extremely lethal to poultry such as chickens. It is a subtype of of the Influenza A virus. (Photo credit: Reuters) HANOI: Vietnam on Friday confirmed it's first ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said last week the risk of human-to-human spread of the H5N8 strain of bird flu appears low, after seven people in Russia contacted the virus but were asymptomatic.

The H5N8 virus, which has killed a large number of wild birds until now, was identified in Yulin, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Local authorities have initiated an emergency response ...

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 ...

The emergence and global spread of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza virus (AIV), a pathogen that has caused continuous and ongoing outbreaks with massive mortality in both wild and ...