Investigation into a Superspreading Event of the German 2020–2021 Avian Influenza Epidemic

Investigation into a Superspreading Event of the German 2020–2021 Avian Influenza Epidemic

Between November 2020 and May 2021, Germany faced the largest highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) epidemic recorded so far with 245 outbreaks in poultry and captive birds and more than 1000 diagnosed cases in wild birds. In March 2021, an HPAI outbreak of subtype H5N8 was confirmed in a holding...

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Main Authors: Nicolai Denzin, Marlies Bölling, Anne Pohlmann, Jacqueline King, Anja Globig, Franz Josef Conraths
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
highly pathogenic avian influenza
H5N8
epidemiology
transmission
poultry
travel trade
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/3/309

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