H5N8 bird flu

Update news H5N8 bird flu

New bird flu virus type confirmed on German turkey farm

 A bird flu outbreak in north Germany this week was of a new subtype called H5N5, the first time the strain has been confirmed on a German farm, the country's national animal disease center said on Tuesday.

Greece reports H5N8 bird flu in wild swan: OIE

 Greece has reported a case of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in a wild bird, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing official information from Greece.