Mass mortality event in South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) correlated to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak in Chile.
Ulloa M, Fernández A, Ariyama N, Colom-Rivero A, Rivera C, Nuñez P, Sanhueza P, Johow M, Araya H, Torres JC, Gomez P, Muñoz G, Agüero B, Alegría R, Medina R, Neira V, Sierra E.
Ulloa M, et al.
Vet Q. 2023 Dec;43(1):1-10. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2023.2265173. Epub 2023 Oct 19.
Vet Q. 2023.
PMID: 37768676
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In Chile, since January 2023, a sudden and pronounced increase in strandings and mortality has been observed among South American (SA) sea lions (Otaria flavescens), prompting significant concern. ...Remarkably, a significant surge in SA sea lion strandings was obse …
In Chile, since January 2023, a sudden and pronounced increase in strandings and mortality has been observed among South American (SA …