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The strain resulted from a mix of high-path H5N8 and low-path H3N6.

Several European countries reported more H5N8 outbreaks several different settings: wild birds, poultry, and even at a zoo.

Sweden joins the growing list of European countries facing high-path avian flu.

The virus is spreading south and west as experts predicted after the H5 clade was discovered in Russia in June.