Wild bird mass mortalities in eastern Canada associated with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) virus, 2022
S. Avery-Gomm, T. Barychka, M. English, R. Ronconi, S. I. Wilhelm, J.-F. Rail, T. Cormier, M. Beaumont, C. Bowser, T. V. Burt, S. Collins, S. Duffy, J. A. Giacinti, S. Gilliland, J.-F. Giroux, , J. Wight
The paper estimates 40,966 wild bird mortalities in eastern Canada due to H5N1 avian influenza in 2022, highlighting potential population-level impacts on Northern Gannets and American Common Eiders.
bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2024Zoology