Influenza A(H10N7) Virus in Dead Harbor Seals, Denmark

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2015 Mar 27

PMID 25811098

Citations 30

Authors

Jesper S Krog

Mette S Hansen

Elisabeth Holm

Charlotte K Hjulsager

Mariann Chriel

Karl Pedersen

Lars O Andresen

Morten Abildstrom

Trine H Jensen

Lars E Larsen

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Abstract

Since April 2014, an outbreak of influenza in harbor seals has been ongoing in northern Europe. In Denmark during June-August, 152 harbor seals on the island of Anholt were found dead from severe pneumonia. We detected influenza A(H10N7) virus in 2 of 4 seals examined.

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