Mass Mortality Caused by Highly Pathogenic Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Sandwich Terns, the Netherlands, 2022

Jolianne M. Rijks; Mardik F. Leopold; Susanne Kühn; Ronald in 't Veld; Fred Schenk; Allix Brenninkmeijer; Sander J. Lilipaly; Mónika Z. Ballmann; Leon Kelder; Job W. de Jong; Wouter Courtens; Roy Slaterus; Erik Kleyheeg; Sandra Vreman; Marja J.L. Kik; Andrea Gröne; Ron A.M. Fouchier; Marc Engelsma; Mart C.M. de Jong; Thijs Kuiken; Nancy Beerens

doi:10.3201/eid2812.221292

Mass Mortality Caused by Highly Pathogenic Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Sandwich Terns, the Netherlands, 2022

Jolianne M. Rijks^*
, Mardik F. Leopold
, Susanne Kühn
, Ronald in 't Veld
, Fred Schenk
, Allix Brenninkmeijer
, Sander J. Lilipaly
, Mónika Z. Ballmann
, Leon Kelder
, Job W. de Jong
, Wouter Courtens
, Roy Slaterus
, Erik Kleyheeg
, Sandra Vreman
, Marja J.L. Kik
, Andrea Gröne
, Ron A.M. Fouchier
, Marc Engelsma
, Mart C.M. de Jong
, Thijs Kuiken

Nancy Beerens

^*Corresponding author for this work

Virology

Utrecht University
Staatsbosbeheer Zuid-Hollandse Delta
Stichting Het Zeeuwse Landschap
Province of Groningen
Deltamilieu Projecten
Staatsbosbeheer Beheereenheid de Kop
Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research
Sovon Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology
Wageningen University & Research

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Abstract

We collected data on mass mortality in Sandwich terns (Thalasseus sandvicensis) during the 2022 breeding season in the Netherlands. Mortality was associated with at least 2 variants of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b. We report on carcass removal efforts relative to survival in colonies. Mitigation strategies urgently require structured research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2538-2542
Number of pages	5
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	28
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2812.221292
Publication status	Published - Dec 2022

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This work was partly funded by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality (project no. WOT-01-003-012).

Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.

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Rijks, J. M., Leopold, M. F., Kühn, S., in 't Veld, R., Schenk, F., Brenninkmeijer, A., Lilipaly, S. J., Ballmann, M. Z., Kelder, L., de Jong, J. W., Courtens, W., Slaterus, R., Kleyheeg, E., Vreman, S., Kik, M. J. L., Gröne, A., Fouchier, R. A. M., Engelsma, M., de Jong, M. C. M., ... Beerens, N. (2022). Mass Mortality Caused by Highly Pathogenic Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Sandwich Terns, the Netherlands, 2022. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28(12), 2538-2542. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2812.221292

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