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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Gray Seals, Baltic Sea

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We detected a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus in lung samples of 2 gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) stranded on the Baltic coast of Poland in 2016 and 2017. This… Click to show full abstract

We detected a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus in lung samples of 2 gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) stranded on the Baltic coast of Poland in 2016 and 2017. This virus, clade 2.3.4.4 B, was closely related to avian H5N8 viruses circulating in Europe at the time.

Keywords: avian influenza; highly pathogenic; influenza h5n8; virus; h5n8; pathogenic avian

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2019

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