Norwegian Veterinary Institute Reports Another HPAI H5N5 Infected Polar Bear on Svalbard Island

Credit: Multiple transatlantic incursions of HPAI clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N5) virus into North America and spillover to mammals #19,310 Although most of the world is primarily concerned with HPAI H5N1, in northern Europe , Iceland , and parts of Canada , a different avian flu subtype - HPAI H5N5 - has been making inroads as well. Additionally, here in the United States HPAI H5N5 infected and killed a…