FIRST DETECTION OF A PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 CLADE 2.3.4.4B VIRUS FROM LAYING HENS IN NORTHWESTERN GABON

First detection of a pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus from laying hens in Northwestern Gabon

We report the first outbreak of a pathogenic avian influenza virus that occurred on 13 April 2022 in the locality of Meyang, in Gabon, humboldt cherry cider causing the death of 17,498 laying hens.Molecular analysis revealed that the mass mortalities observed in laying hens were associated masunaga tango with serotype H5N1 whose strain belonged to

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In situ observations on the habitat and abundance of the squat lobster Gastroptychus perarmatus (Haig, 1968) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Chirostylidae) in the n orthern Gulf of California, Mexico

Living specimens of Gastroptychus perarmatus (Haig, 1968), a chirostylid squat lobster, were observed on colonies of gorgonian corals and sponges in the northern Gulf redwing viburnum of California.Video footage and photographs obtained from the Remotely Operated Vehicle JASON dive north of Angel de La Guarda Island in the northern Gulf of Californ

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A review of the earthworm Amynthas masatakae (Beddard, 1892) (Clitellata, Megascolecidae), with designation of two new synonyms

Correct and timely identification of an invasive species during quarantine or at an early stage of invasion before establishment or spread is critical for preventing biological invasions.However, taxonomic confusion dyna gel of potential invasive earthworm species caused by incorrect taxonomic treatment or reckless taxonomic work has made it diffic

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