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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2026 Apr 27;32(5).
doi: 10.3201/eid3205.251555. Online ahead of print.
Serologic Surveillance of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Subtype H5 in Wildlife, Northeast Germany, 2023-2025
Anne Günther, Josefine Wassermann, Jonas Heck, Marin Bussi, Andrea Aebischer, Christoph Staubach, Hannes Bergmann, Fabian H Leendertz, Martin Beer, Gereon Schares, Kerstin Wernike
We tested wild ruminants, boar, and carnivores in northeast Germany for highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5 antibodies. Wild ruminants were seronegative, but 3.5% of boar and 12.5%-21.9% of carnivores were seropositive, indicating frequent spillover. Because such events might accelerate mammalian (and ultimately human) adaptation, sustained monitoring remains essential.
Keywords: Germany; HPAIV H5; highly pathogenic avian influenza; influenza; mammalian spillover; respiratory infections; serology; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2026 Apr 27;32(5).
doi: 10.3201/eid3205.251555. Online ahead of print.
Serologic Surveillance of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Subtype H5 in Wildlife, Northeast Germany, 2023-2025
Anne Günther, Josefine Wassermann, Jonas Heck, Marin Bussi, Andrea Aebischer, Christoph Staubach, Hannes Bergmann, Fabian H Leendertz, Martin Beer, Gereon Schares, Kerstin Wernike
- PMID: 42044493
- DOI: 10.3201/eid3205.251555
We tested wild ruminants, boar, and carnivores in northeast Germany for highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5 antibodies. Wild ruminants were seronegative, but 3.5% of boar and 12.5%-21.9% of carnivores were seropositive, indicating frequent spillover. Because such events might accelerate mammalian (and ultimately human) adaptation, sustained monitoring remains essential.
Keywords: Germany; HPAIV H5; highly pathogenic avian influenza; influenza; mammalian spillover; respiratory infections; serology; viruses; zoonoses.