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| Title |
Emergence of Fatal Avian Influenza in New England Harbor Seals
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|---|---|
| Published in |
mBio, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1128/mbio.00166-12 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
S. J. Anthony, J. A. St. Leger, K. Pugliares, H. S. Ip, J. M. Chan, Z. W. Carpenter, I. Navarrete-Macias, M. Sanchez-Leon, J. T. Saliki, J. Pedersen, W. Karesh, P. Daszak, R. Rabadan, T. Rowles, W. I. Lipkin |
| Abstract |
From September to December 2011, 162 New England harbor seals died in an outbreak of pneumonia. Sequence analysis of postmortem samples revealed the presence of an avian H3N8 influenza A virus, similar to a virus circulating in North American waterfowl since at least 2002 but with mutations that indicate recent adaption to mammalian hosts. These include a D701N mutation in the viral PB2 protein, previously reported in highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses infecting people. Lectin staining and agglutination assays indicated the presence of the avian-preferred SAα-2,3 and mammalian SAα-2,6 receptors in seal respiratory tract, and the ability of the virus to agglutinate erythrocytes bearing either the SAα-2,3 or the SAα-2,6 receptor. The emergence of this A/harbor seal/Massachusetts/1/2011 virus may herald the appearance of an H3N8 influenza clade with potential for persistence and cross-species transmission. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 96 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 8% |
| Canada | 3 | 3% |
| Germany | 3 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3% |
| Spain | 2 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 48 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 82 | 85% |
| Scientists | 12 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 202 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 3% |
| Belgium | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Vietnam | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 185 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 46 | 23% |
| Researcher | 45 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 34 | 17% |
| Unknown | 23 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 99 | 49% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 19 | 9% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 15 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 24 | 12% |
| Unknown | 25 | 12% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 240. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 January 2024.
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#159,887
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#101
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#696
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