Limited outbreak of highly pathogenic influenza A(H5N1) virus in a Herring Gull colony, Canada, 2022
Cite this dataset
Taylor, Liam (2023). Limited outbreak of highly pathogenic influenza A(H5N1) virus in a Herring Gull colony, Canada, 2022 [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.z08kprrjz
Abstract
In summer 2022, highly pathogenic influenza A(H5N1) virus reached the Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) breeding colony on Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada. Real-time monitoring revealed a self-limiting outbreak with low mortality. Proactive seabird surveillance is crucial for monitoring such limited outbreaks, protecting vulnerable seabirds, and tracing potential zoonotic transmission routes.
Methods
Images and videos of deceased or live, symptomatic American Herring Gulls recorded during the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak on Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada in summer 2022.
Funding
National Science Foundation, Award: DGE1752134, Graduate Research Fellowship Program
National Science Foundation, Award: 2010904, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Yale University, W. R. Coe Fund