Emergence of Fatal Avian Influenza in New England Harbor Seals

Emergence of Fatal Avian Influenza in New England Harbor Seals

ABSTRACT From September to December 2011, 162 New England harbor seals died in an outbreak of pneumonia. Sequence analysis of postmortem samples revealed the presence of an avian H3N8 influenza A virus, similar to a virus circulating in North American waterfowl since at least 2002 but with mutations...

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Main Authors: S. J. Anthony, J. A. St. Leger, K. Pugliares, H. S. Ip, J. M. Chan, Z. W. Carpenter, I. Navarrete-Macias, M. Sanchez-Leon, J. T. Saliki, J. Pedersen, W. Karesh, P. Daszak, R. Rabadan, T. Rowles, W. I. Lipkin
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e95233a6fa3f41319d0024efeb555724
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