Genetic Analysis of H5N1 High-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus following a Mass Mortality Event in Wild Geese on the Solway Firth
The United Kingdom (UK) and Europe have seen successive outbreaks of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b high-pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) since 2020 peaking in the autumn/winter periods. During the 2021/22 season, a mass die-off event of Svalbard Barnacle Geese (<i>Branta leucopsis</i>)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-01-01
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Series: | Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/1/83 |