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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…·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.