- Concept UI
- M000613668
- Scope Note
- 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.
- Terms
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Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000893876
Date01/20/2016
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2017)
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H5N8 subtype
Term UI
T001133268
Date02/23/2023
LexicalTag
ABX
ThesaurusID
NLM (2024)
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H5N8 Virus
Term UI
T000896268
Date03/01/2016
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2017)