A case study of the 2023 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in tern (Sternidae) colonies on the east coast of the Republic of Ireland

• Published in: Bird study Vol. 71; no. 4; pp. 336 - 346
• Main Authors: Burke, Brian, Adcock, Tara, Boland, Helen, Büche, Birgitta, Fitzgerald, Micheál, Johnson, Giles C., Monaghan, Jason, Murray, Tony, Stubbings, Edward, Newton, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thetford Taylor & Francis 01.10.2024; British Trust for Ornithology
• Subjects: Agreements; Arctic region; Avian flu; avian influenza; Bird watching; birds; Breeding seasons; Carcasses; case studies; coasts; Colonies; colony management; HPAI H5N1; Irish Republic; Laridae; Meetings; mortality; National parks; nests; Outbreaks; Paradisaea; Protective equipment; Real time; safety equipment; Seabirds; species; Sternidae; Sternula; terns; Thalasseus sandvicensis; viruses; Wildlife; Ireland; Arctic region; Irish Republic

HPAI H5N1 had a significant impact on breeding Common Terns Sterna hirundo, Arctic Terns Sterna paradisaea and Roseate Terns Sterna dougallii on the east coast of the Republic of Ireland (ROI) in 2023, with a lesser impact on Sandwich Terns Thalasseus sandvicensis and only two cases among Little Ter...