Infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAIV) H5N8 in harbor seals at the German North Sea coast, 2021.
Emerg Microbes Infect
; 11(1): 725-729, 2022 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-35172704
In brain tissue of three harbor seals of the German North Sea coast, high virus loads of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) H5N8 were detected. Identification of different virus variants indicates high exposure to HPAIV circulating in wild birds, but there is no evidence for H5 specific antibodies in healthy seals. Replication of avian viruses in seals may allow HPAIV to acquire mutations needed to adapt to mammalian hosts as shown by PB2 627K variants detected in these cases.
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Vírus da Influenza A
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Phoca
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Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H5N8
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Influenza Aviária
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Animals
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2022
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