Mass Mortality of Sea Lions Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus
Víctor Gamarra-Toledo
1 , Pablo I. Plaza
1, Roberto Gutiérrez, Giancarlo Inga-Diaz, Patricia Saravia-Guevara, Oliver Pereyra-Meza, Elver Coronado-Flores, Antonio Calderón-Cerrón, Gonzalo Quiroz-Jiménez, Paola Martinez, Deyvis Huamán-Mendoza, José C. Nieto-Navarrete, Sandra Ventura, and Sergio A. Lambertucci
Author affiliations: Grupo de Investigaciones en Biología de la Conservación, Laboratorio Ecotono, INIBIOMA, Universidad Nacional del Comahue—CONICET, Bariloche, Argentina (V. Gamarra-Toledo, P.I. Plaza, S.A. Lambertucci); Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru (V. Gamarra-Toledo, R. Gutiérrez); Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado, Lima, Peru (R. Gutiérrez, G. Inga-Diaz, P. Saravia-Guevara, O. Pereyra-Meza, E. Coronado-Flores, A. Calderón-Cerrón, G. Quiroz-Jiménez, P. Martinez, D. Huamán-Mendoza, J.C. Nieto-Navarrete, S. Ventura); Asociación Convive Perú, Madre de Dios, Perú (G. Inga-Diaz)
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Video 2. Female sea lion (Otaria flavescens) with acute respiratory distress, aborting and exhibiting nervous incoordination consistent with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. The video was recorded on a beach near the city of Paracas, Peru.
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