“The H5N8 virus has been found in wild birds in 10 German states since a first case was registered on November 8. Cases have also been reported in several other European countries and Israel.” Read more about the current bird flu outbreak: http://www.dw.com/en/nearly-9000-geese- ... a-36458865
“The pattern of this year’s reports is different to previous years (2014/15) when this virus was first detected in Europe. The mortality events and the species of wild waterfowl affected might indicate possible changes in virus pathogenicity and/or changes in host specificity. However significant uncertainties exist at this early stage and other wild waterfowl species may be infected without mortality.” (Samuel Wright, Jonathan Smith, Professor Ian Brown: Updated Outbreak Assessment number 2, 11 November 2016. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK). "Human infection with the A(H5N8) virus cannot be excluded, although the likelihood is low, based on the limited information obtained to date." (World Health Organization, 17 November 2016)
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- H5 Viruses in the United States (2014/2015)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/h5/index.htm
- Avian influenza, key facts & latest developments/European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/animal ... fluenza_en
- Assessment of risk associated with influenza A(H5N8) virus/World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.int/influenza/human_anim ... 201611/en/
