Isolation and Characterization of Novel Reassortant Influenza A(H10N7) Virus in a Harbor Seal, British Columbia, Canada
Yohannes Berhane, Tomy Joseph, Oliver Lung, Carissa Embury-Hyatt, Wanhong Xu, Paul Cottrell, and Stephen Raverty
Author affiliations: University of Manitoba Department of Animal Science, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Y. Berhane); Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg (Y. Berhane, O. Lung, C. Embury-Hyatt, W. Xu); Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Y. Berhane, S. Raverty); Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada (T. Joseph, S. Raverty); University of Manitoba Department of Biological Sciences, Winnipeg (O. Lung); Fisheries and Aquaculture Management, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (P. Cottrell); University of British Columbia Institute for Oceans and Fisheries, Vancouver (S. Raverty)
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Figure 1. Immunohistochemistry testing for influenza A virus antigen in lung tissue of an adult male harbor seal, British Columbia, Canada. Viral antigen (arrow) was detected by immunohistochemistry within the bronchiolar-associated lymphoid tissue but not in adjacent lung parenchyma (*). Viral RNA could also be detected in bronchiolar-associated lymphoid tissue by in situ hybridization (inset, pink areas). Scale bar = 50 μm.
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