Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in a Harbor Porpoise, Sweden
Elina Thorsson, Siamak Zohari, Anna Marie Roos, Fereshteh Banihashem, Caroline Bröjer, Aleksija Neimanis
Abstract
We found highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b associated with meningoencephalitis in a stranded harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). The virus was closely related to strains responsible for a concurrent avian influenza outbreak in wild birds. This case highlights the potential risk for virus spillover to mammalian hosts.
Topics & Concepts
PhocoenaPorpoiseInfluenza A virus subtype H5N1VirologyBiologyHighly pathogenicOutbreakVirusCladeInfluenza A virusPhylogeneticsGeneGeneticsHarbourProgramming languageComputer scienceInfluenza Virus Research StudiesRespiratory viral infections researchAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology