Wendy K. Jo,^1,* Miguel L. Grilo,^2,* Peter Wohlsein,^3,* Emilie U. Andersen-Ranberg,⁴ Mette S. Hansen,⁵ Carl C. Kinze,⁶ Charlotte K. Hjulsager,⁵ Morten T. Olsen,⁷ Kristina Lehnert,² Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff,⁸ Ursula Siebert,² Albert Osterhaus,¹ Wolfgang Baumgärtner,³ Lasse F. Jensen,⁹ Erhard van der Vries<sup>1,**

1</sup>1Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, B
²2Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
³3Institute for Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hannover,
⁴4Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 116, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark;
⁵5National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Bülowsvej 27, 1870 Frederiksberg C,
⁶6Rosenørns Alle 55 2tv. 1970 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;
⁷7Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Østervoldgade 5-7, DK-1350 Copenhagen
⁸8Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Ludwigstrasse 23, 35390 Giessen, Germany;
⁹9Fisheries and Maritime Museum, Tarphagevej 2, 6710 Esbjerg V, Denmark;

^*These authors contributed equally to this work;
^**Corresponding author (email: erhard.van.der.vries@tiho-hannover.de)