title: Avian influenza A(H10N7) virus involvement in mass mortality of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in Sweden, March through October 2014.
abstract: We provide the first scientific report of influenza A virus involvement in a mass mortality event among harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) off the west coast of Sweden. Avian influenza A (H10N7) virus was detected in the lungs of two affected animals. This subtype has not been reported in seals to date, nor has influenza A-associated mortality been reported in seals in Europe. Circulation of avian influenza viruses in mammals may have implications for public health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Immunobiology and Parasitology, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zohari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neimanis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Härkönen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moraeus
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Valarcher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000821:virology; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D057921:Influenza A Virus, H10N7 Subtype / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000401:mortality* / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D046049:Phoca / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013548:Sweden