A case study of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 at Bird Island, South Georgia: the first documented outbreak in the subantarctic region

• Published in: Bird study Vol. 71; no. 4; pp. 380 - 391
• Main Authors: Bennison, Ashley, Adlard, Stacey, Banyard, Ashley C., Blockley, Freya, Blyth, Marcia, Browne, Emma, Day, George, Dunn, Michael J., Falchieri, Marco, Fitzcharles, Elaine, Forcada, Jaume, Forster Davidson, Jennifer, Fox, Anthony, Hall, Rosamund, Holmes, Elizabeth, Hughes, Kevin, James, Joe, Lynton-Jenkins, Joshua, Marshall, Steve, McKenzie, Dan, Morley, Simon A., Reid, Scott M., Stubbs, Isabel, Ratcliffe, Norman, Phillips, Richard A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thetford Taylor & Francis 01.10.2024; British Trust for Ornithology
• Subjects: Albatross; Animal welfare; Antarctic; Antarctic region; Aquatic mammals; Arctocephalus gazella; Avian flu; avian influenza; Birds; Case studies; Conservation; Diomedea exulans; ethics; Fur Seal; Genetic analysis; Georgia; Highly pathogenic avian influenza; islands; management; Marine mammals; Mortality; Outbreaks; penguin; Pygoscelis; risk; Safety management; Seabirds; Seals; Seals (animals); species; Stercorariidae; Total mortality; Wildlife conservation; United Kingdom > UK; South Georgia; Antarctic region; Georgia

HPAI H5N1 was documented for the first time in the subantarctic region on Bird Island, South Georgia, resulting in the mortality of Brown Skuas Stercorarius antarcticus, Gentoo Penguins Pygoscelis papua, Snowy Albatrosses Diomedea exulans, and Antarctic Fur Seals Arctocephalus gazella. The spread of...