Influenza A (H10N7) Virus Causes Respiratory Tract Disease in Harbor Seals and Ferrets.

Avian influenza viruses sporadically cross the species barrier to mammals, including humans, in which they may cause epidemic disease. Recently such an epidemic occurred due to the emergence of avian influenza virus of the subtype H10N7 (Seal/H10N7) in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). This epidemic ca...

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Main Authors: Judith M A van den Brand, Peter Wohlsein, Sander Herfst, Rogier Bodewes, Vanessa M Pfankuche, Marco W G van de Bildt, Frauke Seehusen, Christina Puff, Mathilde Richard, Ursula Siebert, Kristina Lehnert, Theo Bestebroer, Pascal Lexmond, Ron A M Fouchier, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Werner Herbst, Marion Koopmans, Albert D M E Osterhaus, Thijs Kuiken, Wolfgang Baumgärtner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4957826?pdf=render