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Emerg Infect Dis . Limited Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Influenza A(H5N1) in Herring Gull Colony, Canada, 2022

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Emerg Infect Dis


. 2023 Aug 24;29(10).
doi: 10.3201/eid2910.230536. Online ahead of print.
Limited Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Influenza A(H5N1) in Herring Gull Colony, Canada, 2022

Liam U Taylor, Robert A Ronconi, Hayley A Spina, Megan E B Jones, C Brandon Ogbunugafor, Andrea J Ayala
Free article Abstract

In summer 2022, highly pathogenic influenza A(H5N1) virus reached the herring gull (Larus argentatus subspecies smithsonianus) breeding colony on Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada. Real-time monitoring revealed a self-limiting outbreak with low mortality. Proactive seabird surveillance is crucial for monitoring such limited outbreaks, protecting seabirds, and tracing zoonotic transmission routes.

Keywords: American herring gulls; H5N1; HPAI; Larus argentatus subsp. smithsonianus; avian flu; avian influenza virus; bird flu; gull; highly pathogenic influenza A(H5N1) virus; influenza; influenza in birds; interclass transmission; poultry diseases; respiratory infections; seabird; viruses; zoonoses.

 
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