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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 infection in skua and gulls in the United Kingdom, 2022.

Overview of attention for article published in Veterinary Pathology, December 2023
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Title
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 infection in skua and gulls in the United Kingdom, 2022.
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Veterinary Pathology, December 2023
DOI 10.1177/03009858231217224
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Fabian Z X Lean, Marco Falchieri, Natalia Furman, Glen Tyler, Caroline Robinson, Paul Holmes, Scott M Reid, Ashley C Banyard, Ian H Brown, Catherine Man, Alejandro Núñez

Abstract

The reemergence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) subtype H5N1 in the United Kingdom in 2021-2022 has caused unprecedented epizootic events in wild birds and poultry. During the summer of 2022, there was a shift in virus transmission dynamics resulting in increased HPAIV infection in seabirds, and consequently, a profound impact on seabird populations. To understand the pathological impact of HPAIV in seabirds, we evaluated the virus antigen distribution and associated pathological changes in the tissues of great skua (Stercorarius skua, n = 8), long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longicaudus, n = 1), European herring gull (Larus argentatus, n = 5), and black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus, n = 4), which succumbed to natural infection of HPAIV during the summer of 2022. Cases were collected from Shetland, including Scatness (mainland), No Ness (mainland), Clumlie (mainland), Hermaness (island), Fair Isle (island), Noss (island), and the West Midlands, South East, and South West of England. Grossly, gizzard ulceration was observed in one great skua and pancreatic necrosis was observed in 4 herring gulls, with intralesional viral antigen detected subsequently. Microscopical analysis revealed neuro-, pneumo-, lymphoid-, and cardiomyotropism of HPAIV H5N1, with the most common virus-associated pathological changes being pancreatic and splenic necrosis. Examination of the reproductive tract of the great skua revealed HPAIV-associated oophoritis and salpingitis, and virus replication within the oviductal epithelium. The emergence of HPAIV in seabirds Stercorariidae and Laridae, particularly during summer 2022, has challenged the dogma of HPAIV dynamics, posing a significant threat to wild bird life with potential implications for the reproductive performance of seabirds of conservation importance.

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Unknown 9 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 2 22%
Unspecified 2 22%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 22%
Researcher 1 11%
Unknown 2 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 56%
Unspecified 2 22%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 11%
Unknown 1 11%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 January 2024.
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#6,222,797
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#266
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#76,262
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Outputs of similar age from Veterinary Pathology
#2
of 14 outputs
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