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Published in: EcoHealth 1/2016

01-03-2016 | Review

Influenza Virus Infection of Marine Mammals

Authors: Sasan Fereidouni, Olga Munoz, Sophie Von Dobschuetz, Marco De Nardi

Published in: EcoHealth | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Interspecies transmission may play a key role in the evolution and ecology of influenza A viruses. The importance of marine mammals as hosts or carriers of potential zoonotic pathogens such as highly pathogenic H5 and H7 influenza viruses is not well understood. The fact that influenza viruses are some of the few zoonotic pathogens known to have caused infection in marine mammals, evidence for direct transmission of influenza A virus H7N7 subtype from seals to man, transmission of pandemic H1N1 influenza viruses to seals and also limited evidence for long-term persistence of influenza B viruses in seal populations without significant genetic change, makes monitoring of influenza viruses in marine mammal populations worth being performed. In addition, such monitoring studies could be a great tool to better understand the ecology of influenza viruses in nature.
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Metadata
Title
Influenza Virus Infection of Marine Mammals
Authors
Sasan Fereidouni
Olga Munoz
Sophie Von Dobschuetz
Marco De Nardi
Publication date
01-03-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
EcoHealth / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1612-9202
Electronic ISSN: 1612-9210
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-014-0968-1

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