Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in New England Seals, United States
Wendy B. Puryear, Kaitlin Sawatzki, Nichola J. Hill, Alexa Foss, Jonathon J. Stone, Lynda Doughty, Dominique Walk, Katie Gilbert, Maureen Murray, Elena C. Cox, Priya Patel, Zak Mertz, Stephanie Ellis, Jennifer Taylor, Deborah Fauquier, Ainsley Smith, Robert A. DiGiovanni, Adriana van de Guchte, Ana S. Gonzalez‐Reiche, Zain Khalil, Harm van Bakel, Mia Kim Torchetti, Kristina Lantz, Julianna B. Lenoch, Jonathan A. Runstadler
Abstract
We report the spillover of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) into marine mammals in the northeastern United States, coincident with H5N1 in sympatric wild birds. Our data indicate monitoring both wild coastal birds and marine mammals will be critical to determine pandemic potential of influenza A viruses.
Topics & Concepts
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1Highly pathogenicOutbreakPandemicVirologyInfluenza A virusBiologyAvian influenza virusHuman mortality from H5N1VirusZoologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologyInfluenza Virus Research StudiesRespiratory viral infections researchViral Infections and Vectors