--- title: "Germany HPAI H5 clade 2.3.4.4b reassortants in Europe; transit hub implies Europe-wide spread risk" sdDatePublished: "2026-08-06T09:20:00Z" source: "https://www.fli.de/fileadmin/FLI/Publikationen/Publikationslisten/deutsch/Publ_2026-07.pdf" topics: - name: "science and technology" identifier: "medtop:13000000" - name: "health" identifier: "medtop:07000000" - name: "environment" identifier: "medtop:06000000" - name: "economy, business and finance" identifier: "medtop:04000000" - name: "veterinary medicine" identifier: "medtop:20000714" locations: - "Zambezi" - "Ashanti" - "Lagos" - "Lower Saxony" - "Brandenburg" - "Sachsen" - "Punjab" - "Albania" - "Sweden" - "Mauritania" - "India" - "Israel" - "Tanzania" - "Italy" - "Guinea" - "United Arab Emirates" - "Poland" - "Germany" - "Madagascar" - "Thailand" - "Kenya" - "Namibia" - "Ghana" - "Ukraine" - "Portugal" - "Pakistan" - "Romania" - "Nigeria" - "Algeria" - "Spain" - "Uganda" - "United Kingdom" - "Burkina Faso" - "Croatia" - "Russia" - "Morocco" --- Germany HPAI H5 clade 2.3.4.4b reassortants in Europe; transit hub implies Europe-wide spread risk Publikationen FLI 2026 Seite 1 von 23 Publikationen des FLI 2026 Inhaltsverzeichnis Veröffentlichungen in referierten Zeitschriften ....................................................................... 2 Veröffentlichungen in nicht referierten Zeitschriften/Conference Proceedings ............................... 19 Buchbeiträge ............................................................................................................. 22 Habilitationen, Dissertationen, PhD Theses, Diplom-, Master- und Bachelorarbeiten ......................... 22 Habilitationen ......................................................................................................... 22 Dissertationen ......................................................................................................... 22 PhD Theses ............................................................................................................. 23 Masterarbeiten ........................................................................................................ 23 Bachelorarbeiten ...................................................................................................... 23 Bearbeitung: Anette Beidler Redaktionsschluss: 30.07.2026 Publikationen des FLI 2026, Stand: Juli 2026 Seite 2 von 23 Veröffentlichungen in referierten Zeitschriften Adler, P.H., G. 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