We report detection of a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) clade 2.3.4.4b virus in Europe. This virus was generated by reassortment between H5N8 subtype virus from sub-Saharan Africa and low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses from Eurasia.
Keywords: Eurasia; Europe; ancestry; clade 2.3.4.4b; highly pathogenic influenza A(H5N8) virus; influenza; influenza virus; phylogeny; reassortant viruses; respiratory infections; sub-Saharan Africa; subtype; viruses.