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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Suspected in penguins and shags on the Antarctic Peninsula and West Antarctic Coast
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Suspected in penguins and shags on the Antarctic Peninsula and West Antarctic Coast

Fabiola León, Céline Le Bohec, Eduardo Pizarro, Loïcka Baille, Robin Cristofari, Aymeric Houstin, Daniel Zitterbart, Gonzalo Barriga, Elie Poulin and Juliana Vianna
18/03/2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.16.585360

Abstract

Avian influenza Antarctica Seabirds Penguin Shags
Suspected cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) were detected in Adélie penguins and Antarctic shags at the southernmost latitude so far in Antarctica, at two breeding sites out of 13 visited, using highly specific PCR assay. These first records mark the progression of the H5N1 panzootic into Antarctica.
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