Highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAIV) H5N1 infection in two European grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) with encephalitis.
M. Mirolo, A. Pohlmann, A.-K. Ahrens, B. Kuehl, A. Rubio-Garcia, K. Kramer, U. Meinfelder, T. Rosenberger, H.-L. Morito, M. Beer, M. Ludlow, P. Wohlsein, W. Baumgartner, T. Harder, A. Osterhaus
This study reports HPAIV H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b infection in two grey seals causing encephalitis without systemic spread or prior evidence of antibodies.
bioRxiv · May 30, 2023Ecology