RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mass Mortality of Marine Mammals Associated to Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus (H5N1) in South America
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2023.02.08.527769
DO 10.1101/2023.02.08.527769
A1 Víctor Gamarra-Toledo
A1 Pablo I. Plaza
A1 Roberto Gutiérrez
A1 Giancarlo Inga-Diaz
A1 Patricia Saravia-Guevara
A1 Oliver Pereyra-Meza
A1 Elver Coronado-Flores
A1 Antonio Calderón-Cerrón
A1 Gonzalo Quiroz-Jiménez
A1 Paola Martinez
A1 Deyvis Huamán-Mendoza
A1 José C. Nieto-Navarrete
A1 Sandra Ventura
A1 Sergio A. Lambertucci
YR 2023
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2023/03/02/2023.02.08.527769.abstract
AB 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.