Jolene A. Giacinti

This paper evaluates H5Nx influenza virus genotyping tools and finds they often group viruses with distinct evolutionary histories due to reassortment and reference bias.

This study links irregular iris pigmentation in Northern Gannets to past exposure to HPAIV H5N1, showing it can serve as a non-invasive marker for disease surveillance.

The paper documents reduced seabird and sea duck mortalities in eastern Canada during the 2023 breeding season compared to 2022 following HPAI introduction, with more diverse species affected in 2023.

The paper estimates 40,966 wild bird mortalities in eastern Canada due to H5N1 avian influenza in 2022, highlighting potential population-level impacts on Northern Gannets and American Common Eiders.

This study tracks the spread of HPAIV H5N1 in Canadian wild birds after its 2021/2022 incursion, finding widespread infection across species and regions.