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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 45(2), 2009, pp. 519-521
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Serologic Evidence of Influenza A and B Viruses in South American Fur Seals (Arctocephalus australis)

 Andrea Blanc1, Dora Ruchansky1, Mario Clara2, Federico Achaval2, Alfredo Le Bas3 and Juan Arbiza1,4

1 Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias-Universidad de la República, Iguá 4225, CP: 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
2 Sección Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias-Universidad de la República, Iguá 4225, CP: 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
3 Sección Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias-Universidad de la República, Iguá 4225, CP: 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
4 Corresponding author (email: jarbiza{at}fcien.edu.uy)

ABSTRACT:   The aim of this work was to detect serologic evidence of influenza virus infections in South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) that inhabit the Uruguayan coast. In 29 of 37 serum samples that were analyzed, we identified antibodies to at least one of the following antigens: H1N1 (A/NewCaledonia/20/99), B/Beijing/184/93-like viruses, B/Hong Kong/330/01, and B/Sichuan/379/99 by means of the hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI). Results confirmed that influenza A viruses circulate in marine mammals and also showed, for the first time, indirect evidence of influenza B infections in Arctocephalus australis.
  Key words:  Arctocephalus australis, hemagglutination inhibition assay, influenza virus, South American fur seals, Uruguay.






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