Lineke Begeman

The paper examines serological evidence of H5 avian influenza virus exposure in Arctic foxes in Svalbard, finding high seroprevalence and predominant H5N5 exposure in recent years.

This study recovers an ancient Bandavirus genome from a 1919 bat sample and identifies its modern presence in European bats, showing its ability to block interferon induction.

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.

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