Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Gray Seals, Baltic Sea

Shin, Dai-Lun; Siebert, Ursula; Lakemeyer, Jan; Grilo, Miguel; Pawliczka, Iwona; Wu, Nai-Huei; Valentin-Weigand, Peter; Haas, Ludwig; Herrler, Georg

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Gray Seals, Baltic Sea

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December 2019
By Shin, Dai-Lun ; Siebert, Ursula ; Lakemeyer, Jan ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Shin, Dai-Lun ; Siebert, Ursula ; Lakemeyer, Jan ; Grilo, Miguel ; Pawliczka, Iwona ; Wu, Nai-Huei ; Valentin-Weigand, Peter ; Haas, Ludwig ; Herrler, Georg
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We detected a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus in lung samples of 2 gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) stranded on the Baltic coast of Poland in 2016 and 2017. This virus, clade 2.3.4.4 B, was closely related to avian H5N8 viruses circulating in Europe at the time.
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Baltic Sea Dispatch H5N8 Influenza Virus Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus In Gray Seals, Baltic Sea Influenza Marine Mammals Poland Respiratory Infections Seal Viruses Zoonoses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 25(12):2295-2298
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31742519
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PMC6874272
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Journal Article
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25
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12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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