TY - JOUR T1 - Mass Mortality of Marine Mammals Associated to Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus (H5N1) in South America JF - bioRxiv DO - 10.1101/2023.02.08.527769 SP - 2023.02.08.527769 AU - Víctor Gamarra-Toledo AU - Pablo I. Plaza AU - Roberto Gutiérrez AU - Giancarlo Inga-Diaz AU - Patricia Saravia-Guevara AU - Oliver Pereyra-Meza AU - Elver Coronado-Flores AU - Antonio Calderón-Cerrón AU - Gonzalo Quiroz-Jiménez AU - Paola Martinez AU - Deyvis Huamán-Mendoza AU - José C. Nieto-Navarrete AU - Sandra Ventura AU - Sergio A. Lambertucci Y1 - 2023/01/01 UR - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2023/03/02/2023.02.08.527769.abstract N2 - We report a massive mortality of more than 3,000 sea lions (Otaria flavescens) of Peru associated with a Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus (H5N1). The transmission pathway of H5N1 may have been through the close contact of sea lions with infected wild birds. We cannot rule out direct transmission among sea lions.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest. ER -