PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (109): novel viruses, virulence

Avian Influenza H5N8 — Worldwide/Unknown
I can advise that a recently published paper in EID [Emerging Infectious Diseases] reported the analysis of an H5N8 (clade 2.3.4.4) virus from domestic ducks in the UK for its predicted affinity for human infectivity. ()
The analyses reported by Amanda Hanna and colleagues from APHA-Weybridge [Hanna A, Banks J, Marston DA, Ellis RJ, Brookes SM, Brown IH. Genetic characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8) virus from domestic ducks, England, November 2014. Emerg Infect Dis.