Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2015)

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

  • Jesper S. Krog,
  • Mette S. Hansen,
  • Elisabeth Holm,
  • Charlotte K. Hjulsager,
  • Mariann Chriél,
  • Karl Pedersen,
  • Lars O. Andresen,
  • Morten Abildstrøm,
  • Trine H. Jensen,
  • Lars E. Larsen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2104.141484
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 4
pp. 684 – 687

Abstract

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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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