Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b in Great Skuas: A Species of Conservation Concern in Great Britain

Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b in Great Skuas: A Species of Conservation Concern in Great Britain

The UK and Europe have seen successive outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza across the 2020/21 and 2021/22 autumn/winter seasons. Understanding both the epidemiology and transmission of these viruses in different species is critical to aid mitigating measures where outbreaks cause extensiv...

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Main Authors: Ashley C. Banyard, Fabian Z. X. Lean, Caroline Robinson, Fiona Howie, Glen Tyler, Craig Nisbet, James Seekings, Stephanie Meyer, Elliot Whittard, Henry F. Ashpitel, Mehmet Bas, Alexander M. P. Byrne, Tom Lewis, Joe James, Levon Stephan, Nicola S. Lewis, Ian H. Brown, Rowena D. E. Hansen, Scott M. Reid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
highly pathogenic avian influenza
conserved species
H5N1
transmission
outbreak
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/2/212

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