Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels

The paper evaluates gaps in international databases on HPAI H5 in wildlife in the Americas, finding significant discrepancies in data representation across sources.

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.

Genomic sequencing identified a novel triple-reassortant H5N1 virus in Argentina, highlighting ongoing evolution of clade 2.3.4.4b in the Americas.

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 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.

The paper reports a massive H5N1 outbreak in elephant seals and documents evidence for mammal-to-mammal transmission and spillover to birds.

This study assesses the effects of satellite-linked telemetry tags on humpback whales, finding that integrated tags caused less severe tissue damage than non-integrated ones.