Publications by authors named "Lynda Doughty"
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- Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) has spilled over into marine mammals in the northeastern U.S., linked to wild birds in the area.* -
- The situation highlights the interaction between different species and the potential spread of the virus.* -
- Ongoing monitoring of both wild coastal birds and marine mammals is essential to assess the pandemic risk of these influenza viruses.*
Phocine distemper virus (PDV) is a morbillivirus that circulates within pinnipeds in the North Atlantic. PDV has caused two known unusual mortality events (UMEs) in western Europe (1988, 2002), and two UMEs in the northwest Atlantic (2006, 2018). Infrequent cross-species transmission and waning immunity are believed to contribute to periodic outbreaks with high mortality in western Europe.
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