In 2022, an unusual mortality event occurred among harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Quebec, Canada. The cause was a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b.
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