Publications by authors named "Laura London"
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- Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI A(H5N1)) caused high mortality rates among wild and domestic birds in Europe from 2020 to 2023, notably spreading to fur farms in Finland in July 2023.
- The virus was detected in animals like silver and blue foxes, minks, and raccoon dogs, showing severe health issues and mutations that may help it adapt to mammalian hosts.
- Close cooperation between animal and human health authorities was necessary to manage the outbreak and to address potential health impacts, as the virus was linked to mass bird die-offs and vulnerable farm biosecurity practices.
Since mid-July 2023, an outbreak caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnimal disease control has a long tradition in Finland. The country is free of all EU-regulated cattle diseases of categories A and B. Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, enzootic bovine leucosis, bovine viral diarrhea, bluetongue, bovine genital campylobacteriosis, and trichomoniasis do not currently exist in the country.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe northern European wild boar population has increased during the last decade. Highest wild boar numbers in Finland have been reported in the southeastern part near the Russian border. Wild boars may be infected with several human and animal pathogens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Swine influenza is an infectious acute respiratory disease of pigs caused by influenza A virus. We investigated the time of entry of swine influenza into the Finnish pig population. We also describe the molecular detection of two types of influenza A (H1N1) viruses in porcine samples submitted in 2009 and 2010.
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