The H5N1 virus would be confirmed by the British Antarctic Survey in brown skua predatory birds on South Georgia, a UK subantarctic territory, in October — just months after the meeting. These ...

Avian Influenza was first detected in the brown skua populations in October 2023, closely followed by kelp gulls. In January 2024, it was discovered as being present in elephant and fur seal ...

Brown skua (Catharacta antarctica) on Bird Island, South Georgia (Richard Phillips) The highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island, South ...

and the first suspected case on Marion Island was found in a brown skua in September. The two islands are uninhabited aside from researchers. The wandering albatross has the largest wing-span of ...

halli) and Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria fusca). “Following an initial suspected HPAI case in a Brown Skua at Marion Island (a bird showing clinical signs of HPAI infection including twitching and ...