Anne Günther

This paper develops a multi-species luciferase-based double antigen ELISA for detecting H5 clade 2.3.4.4b-specific antibodies in various species, showing high sensitivity and specificity.

The paper tracks the evolution of Avian Influenza H5N1 genotype EA-2024-DI across three epidemic waves, showing changes in transmission patterns and increased mammalian host adaptation.

This paper assesses the impact of HPAI on wildlife, highlights data gaps, and advocates for integrated monitoring frameworks to improve outbreak prediction and conservation.

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.

This study tracks the spread and evolution of H5N1 in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctica, revealing long-distance dispersal and mammalian-adaptive mutations.

The paper reports mass penguin mortality in Antarctica due to avian cholera, not H5N1 HPAIV, highlighting the need to consider avian cholera in differential diagnoses.

The paper identifies H5N1 avian influenza virus as the cause of a mass mortality event in Eurasian cranes in Germany in 2025, linked to their social behavior.

The paper conducts serological surveillance of H5 HPAI in wildlife in North-East Germany, finding seropositivity in boar and carnivores but not ruminants, indicating avian-to-mammalian spillover.

This study reports H5 HPAIV causing high mortality in skuas in Antarctica, highlighting risks to their populations and potential role in virus spread.

The paper tracks West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus circulation in German birds from 2021 to 2022, finding increased viral activity and geographic expansion, particularly for WNV.

A unique HPAIV H5N3 genotype caused mass mortality in red knots in 2020, suggesting red knots may act as a reservoir for the virus.

The paper investigates the impact of HPAIV H5N1 on avian raptors during epizootics in Germany, finding they act as both indicators of the virus and victims, with mixed outcomes for their population stability.

The paper develops a clustering workflow for WNV sequences, identifies a dominant subcluster in Germany, and shows its association with human infections.