Influenza A virus subtype H5N3

H5N3 is a subtype of the species Influenza A virus (sometimes called bird flu virus).

Influenza A virus subtype H5N3
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Orthornavirae
Phylum:	Negarnaviricota
Class:	Insthoviricetes
Order:	Articulavirales
Family:	Orthomyxoviridae
Genus:	Alphainfluenzavirus
Species:	Influenza A virus
Serotype:	Influenza A virus subtype H5N3

Influenza (Flu)
Types Avian A/H5N1 subtype Canine Equine Swine A/H1N1 subtype
Vaccines 2009 pandemic Pandemrix Live attenuated Seasonal flu vaccine brands
Treatment Amantadine Laninamivir Oseltamivir Peramivir Rimantadine Umifenovir Vitamin D Zanamivir
Pandemics 1918 Spanish flu 1957 Asian flu 1968–1969 Hong Kong flu 2009 swine flu
Outbreaks 1976 swine flu 2006 H5N1 India 2007 Australian equine 2007 Bernard Matthews H5N1 2008 West Bengal 2015 United States H5N2 outbreak
See also Flu season Influenza evolution Influenza research Influenza-like illness Vaccine reformulations

H5N3 was identified in Quebec in August 2005[1] and in Sweden in October 2005.[2]

2009:

H5N3 virus was identified at a La Garnache farm in France in late January. 90 birds were found dead between 29 January 2009 and 31 January 2009. The remaining stock of 4,932 birds was culled on 1 February 2009.[3]

Germany:102 ostriches and 28 chickens in a farm Blumberg must be slaughtered; suspicion of avian influenza. The samples have shown that it is an H5N3 virus, an influenza A virus -- [4]