Catastrophic mortality of southern elephant seals caused by H5N1 avian influenza

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Authors: Campagna, Claudio, Uhart, Marcela María, Falabella, Valeria, Campagna, Julieta, Zavattieri, Victoria, Vanstreels, Ralph E. T., Lewis, Mirtha Noemi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: ELEPHANT SEALS; PENINSULA VALDES; AVIAN INFLUENZA; H5N1; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Argentine; Julieta; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/222817

We report on the first outbreak of high pathogenicity H5N1 avian influenza, causing extreme mortality in the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, at Península Valdés (PV) and nearby areas, in Argentina. The virus was con-firmed by the Argentine Government Animal Health Service (SENASA) on sampl...