Mass Mortality of Sea Lions Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus

Víctor Gamarra-Toledo; Pablo I. Plaza; Roberto Gutiérrez; Giancarlo Inga-Diaz; Patricia Saravia-Guevara; Oliver Pereyra-Meza; Elver Coronado-Flores; Antonio Calderón-Cerrón; Gonzalo Quiroz-Jiménez; Paola Martinez; Deyvis Huamán-Mendoza; José C. Nieto-Navarrete; Sandra Ventura; Sergio A. Lambertucci

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Mass Mortality of Sea Lions Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus

Gamarra-Toledo V
Plaza P
Gutiérrez R
et al.

Emerging Infectious Diseases (2023) 29(12) 2553-2556

DOI: 10.3201/EID2912.230192

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We report a massive mortality of 5,224 sea lions (Otaria flavescens) in Peru that seemed to be associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The transmission pathway may have been through the close contact of sea lions with infected wild birds. We recommend evaluating potential virus transmission among sea lions.

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Gamarra-Toledo, V., Plaza, P. I., Gutiérrez, R., Inga-Diaz, G., Saravia-Guevara, P., Pereyra-Meza, O., … Lambertucci, S. A. (2023). Mass Mortality of Sea Lions Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29(12), 2553–2556. https://doi.org/10.3201/EID2912.230192

Mass Mortality of Sea Lions Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus

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