Avian influenza causes age-related mortality in a long-lived seabird
Wouter Courtens, Mónika Z. Ballmann, Ruben Fijn, Morten Frederiksen, S. Kuehn, Luc Lens, M.F. Leopold, Sander Lilipaly, Florian Packmor, Eric W. M. Stienen, Peter W. van Horssen, Ulrich Knief
This study shows that older Sandwich terns were disproportionately affected by HPAI H5N1 during a 2022 mass mortality event, highlighting age-related mortality in long-lived seabirds.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2025 · PreprintEcology