Outbreak dynamics of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1, clade 2.3.4.4b euBB, in black-headed gulls and common terns in Germany in 2023
Ulrich Knief, Ann Kathrin Ahrens, Valerie Allendorf, Carla J. Behringer, Justine Bertram, Sandra Bouwhuis, Wolfgang Fiedler, Anja Globig, Anne Günther, Christof Herrmann, Sascha Knauf, Dominik Marchowski, Simon Piro, Anne Pohlmann, Robert Ethan Rollins, , Timm Harder
This paper tracks the outbreak of HPAIV H5N1 euBB in black-headed gulls and common terns in Germany, showing multiple incursions, high mortality, and population declines.
Avian Pathology · Apr 15, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology