title: Heightened risk of H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza.
authors.affiliation: UK Deputy Chief Officer, e-mail: simon.hall@apha.gsi.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.affiliation: Chief Veterinary Officer (Scotland), e-mail: Shelia.voas@gov.scot.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Voas
authors.affiliation: Chief Veterinary Officer (Wales), e-mail: Christianne.Glossop@Wales.gsi.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Christianne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glossop
authors.affiliation: Chief Veterinary Officer (Northern Ireland), e-mail: Robert.Huey@daera-ni.gsi.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D000071225:Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D012306:Risk; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance / Q000662:veterinary*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology