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Mass mortality among colony-breeding seabirds in the German Wadden Sea in 2022 due to distinct genotypes of HPAIV H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Apr 2023
Pohlmann Anne, Stejskal Ole, King Jacqueline, Bouwhuis Sandra, Packmor Florian, Ballstaedt Elmar, Hälterlein Bernd, Hennig Veit, Stacker Lina, Graaf Annika, Hennig Christin, Günther Anne, Liang Yuan, Hjulsager Charlotte, Beer Martin, Harder Timm
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Mass mortality was observed among colony-breeding seabirds in the German Wadden Sea area of the North Sea during the summer months of 2022. Several species' colonies were affected, most notably sandwich terns (Thalasseus sandvicensis), common terns (Sterna hirundo) and Germany's only northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony on the island of Heligoland. Mortality in some tern colonies reached 40%, while other...
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