Article
Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Genetic Diversity of Seal Influenza A(H10N7) Virus, Northwestern Europe.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2016
Bodewes Rogier, Zohari Siamak, Krog Jesper S, Hall Matthew D, Harder Timm C, Bestebroer Theo M, van de Bildt Marco W G, Spronken Monique I, Larsen Lars E, Siebert Ursula, Wohlsein Peter, Puff Christina, Seehusen Frauke, Baumgärtner Wolfgang, Härkönen Tero, Smits Saskia L, Herfst Sander, Osterhaus Albert D M E, Fouchier Ron A M, Koopmans Marion P, Kuiken Thijs
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Influenza A viruses are major pathogens for humans, domestic animals, and wildlife, and these viruses occasionally cross the species barrier. In spring 2014, increased mortality of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), associated with infection with an influenza A(H10N7) virus, was reported in Sweden and Denmark. Within a few months, this virus spread to seals of the coastal waters of Germany and the...
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