High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b recovered from a kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Maria Ogrzewalska, Elisa Cavalcante Pereira, Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Emandi Campista, Leonardo Corrêa, Larissa Macedo, Luciana Appolinario, Martha Lima Brandão, Roberto do Val Vilela, Wim Maurits Sylvain Degrave, Fernando Couto Motta, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Paola Cristina Resende
The paper reports the whole-genome analysis of an HPAIV H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus found in a kelp gull in Antarctica, showing its genetic similarity to strains in South American pinnipeds and seabirds.
bioRxiv · Dec 29, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology