Descriptive Epidemiology and Phylodynamics of the “First Wave” of an Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b) in British Columbia and the Yukon, Canada, April to September 2022

• Published in: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
• Main Authors: Cassandra L. Andrew, Shannon L. Russell, Michelle Coombe, James E. A. Zlosnik, Kevin S. Kuchinski, Jessica Caleta, Chris Fjell, Yohannes Berhane, Victoria Bowes, Tony Redford, Caeley Thacker, Laurie Wilson, Maud Henaff, N. Jane Harms, Agatha Jassem, Jolene Giacinti, Catherine Soos, Natalie Prystajecky, Chelsea Himsworth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 2024
• Subjects: Yukon; Canada; Pacific; British Columbia; Branta canadensis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/2327939

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a viral disease that causes significant rates of morbidity and mortality in domestic poultry and wild birds, with occasional spillover into mammals, including humans. Beginning in November 2021, Canada experienced its longest and largest outbreak of HPAI i...