1. Unexpected Delayed Incursion of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 (Clade 2.3.4.4b) Into the Antarctic Region.
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Lisovski S, Günther A, Dewar M, Ainley D, Aldunate F, Arce R, Ballard G, Bauer S, Belliure J, Banyard AC, Boulinier T, Bennison A, Braun C, Cary C, Catry P, Clessin A, Connan M, Correia E, Cox A, Cristina J, Elrod M, Emerit J, Ferreiro I, Fowler Z, Gamble A, Granadeiro JP, Hurtado J, Jongsomjit D, Lesage C, Lejeune M, Kuepfer A, Lescroël A, Li A, McDonald IR, Menéndez-Blázquez J, Morandini V, Moratorio G, Militão T, Moreno P, Perbolianachis P, Pennycook J, Raslan M, Reid SM, Richards-Babbage R, Schmidt AE, Sander MM, Smyth L, Soutullo A, Stanworth A, Streith L, Tornos J, Varsani A, Herzschuh U, Beer M, and Wille M
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- Antarctic Regions, Animals, Disease Outbreaks, Humans, Influenza, Human virology, Influenza, Human epidemiology, Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype genetics, Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype pathogenicity, Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype isolation & purification, Influenza in Birds virology, Influenza in Birds epidemiology, Birds virology
- Abstract
The 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., (© 2024 The Author(s). Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2024
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