Publicado por: pongpesca | 2012/08/02

An avian flu that jumps from birds to mammals is killing New England’s baby seals

“A novel avian influenza virus has acquired the ability to infect aquatic mammals and was responsible for an outbreak of fatal pneumonia that recently struck harbor seals in New England, according to scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, New England Aquarium, USGS National Wildlife Health Center, SeaWorld and EcoHealth Alliance.”

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Fonte: TerraDaily, 1 de Agosto de 2012

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