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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Wildlife disease, Avian influenza, Wildlife, Health and disease

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Biota, Health, Environment

Other Subject Keywords

Migratory birds, Animals/Vertebrates, Virus Diseases, Waterfowl, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Raptors/Eagles, Disease spread, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Mammals, Disease detection, Eagles, Backyard bird, Viruses, Influenza A virus, H5N1 subtype, Disease reservoirs, Birds, Gulls

Place Keywords

Alaska

Data for Genomic Characterization of Highly Pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza Viruses from Alaska in 2022

This data set describes genomic sequence information from 2022 used to infer spatiotemporal trends pertaining to the introductions of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses into Alaska and spread among wild birds, backyard poultry, and mammals.

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Author(s) Laura C Scott orcid, Christina A Ahlstrom orcid, Mia K Torchetti orcid, Julianna B Lenoch orcid, Kimberlee B Beckmen orcid, Megan Boldenow orcid, Evan J Buck orcid, Bryan Daniels, Krista E Dilione orcid, Robert Gerlach orcid, Kristina Lantz orcid, Angela Matz orcid, Rebecca L. Poulson orcid, David E Stallknecht orcid, Raphaela Stimmelmayr orcid, Eric Taylor, Alison R Williams orcid, Andy M Ramey orcid, Gay Sheffield orcid, David R. Sinnett
Publication Date 2024-07-23
Beginning Date of Data 2022-04-26
Ending Date of Data 2022-12-18
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P13RDHRQ
Citation Scott, L.C., Ahlstrom, C.A., Torchetti, M.K., Lenoch, J.B., Beckmen, K.B., Boldenow, M., Buck, E.J., Daniels, B., Dilione, K.E., Gerlach, R., Lantz, K., Matz, A., Poulson, R.L., Stallknecht, D.E., Stimmelmayr, R., Taylor, E., Williams, A.R., Ramey, A.M., Sheffield, G., and Sinnett, D.R., 2024, Data for Genomic Characterization of Highly Pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza Viruses from Alaska in 2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13RDHRQ.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2025-09-26
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Harvest Date: 2025-09-27T05:01:22.018Z