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Molecular Detection and Characterization of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza Viruses in Wild Birds Inhabiting Western Alaska Provides Evidence for Three Independent Viral Introductions

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2022-08-28
End Date
2022-10-25

Citation

Scott, L.C., Ahlstrom, C.A., Ramey, A.M., Buck, E.J., Williams, A.R., Torchetti, M.K., Stallknecht, D.E., Poulson, R.L., 2023. Molecular detection and characterization of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses in wild birds inhabiting western Alaska provides evidence for three independent viral introductions: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LPH8ZQ.

Summary

This data set describes three independent viral introductions of Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses into Alaska.

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HPAI_wildBird_IZ22_dataAggregate.csv 64.65 KB text/csv
HPAI_wildBird_taxonomy.xlsx 11.44 KB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
HPAI_wildBird_westernAlaska_metadata.html 81.35 KB text/html

Purpose

Data were collected to monitor for highly pathogenic avian influenza in hunter-harvested waterfowl in western Alaska. Data can be used for epidemiological estimations of avian influenza in the presented samples.

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