Unexpected Delayed Incursion of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 (Clade 2.3.4.4b) Into the Antarctic Region
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posted on 2024-11-01, 04:13 authored by Simeon Lisovski, Anne Guenther, Meagan Dewar, David Ainley, Fabian Aldunate, Rodrigo Arce, Grant Ballard, Silke Bauer, Josabel Belliure, Ashley C Banyard, Thierry Boulinier, Ashley Bennison, Christina Braun, Craig Cary, Paulo Catry, Augustin Clessin, Maelle Connan, Edna Correia, Aidan Cox, Juan Cristina, Megan Elrod, Julia Emerit, Irene Ferreiro, Zoe Fowler, Amandine Gamble, Jose P Granadeiro, Joaquin Hurtado, Dennis Jongsomjit, Celia Lesage, Mathilde Lejeune, Amanda Kuepfer, Amelie Lescroel, Amy Li, Ian R McDonald, Javier Menendez-Blazquez, Virginia Morandini, Gonzalo Moratorio, Teresa Militao, Pilar Moreno, Paula Perbolianachis, Jean Pennycook, Maryam Raslan, Scott M Reid, Roanna Richards-Babbage, Annie E Schmidt, Martha Maria Sander, Lucy Smyth, Alvaro Soutullo, Andrew Stanworth, Leo Streith, Jeremy Tornos, Arvind Varsani, Ulrike Herzschuh, Martin Beer, Michelle WilleABSTRACTThe current highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 panzootic is having substantial impacts on wild birds and marine mammals. Following major and widespread outbreaks in South America, an incursion to Antarctica occurred late in the austral summer of 2023/2024 and was confined to the region of the Antarctic Peninsula. To infer potential underlying processes, we compiled H5N1 surveillance data from Antarctica and sub‐Antarctic Islands prior to the first confirmed cases.
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Journal
Influenza and other Respiratory VirusesVolume
18Article number
e70010Pagination
1-5Location
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
Open access
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