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Endangered Galápagos sea lions and fur seals under the siege of lethal avian flu: a cautionary note on emerging infectious viruses in endemic pinnipeds of the Galápagos Islands

  • Juan José Alava*
  • , Ana Tirapé
  • , Judith Denkinger
  • , Paola Calle
  • , Patricia Rosero R
  • , Sandie Salazar
  • , Patricia A. Fair
  • , Stephen Raverty
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of British Columbia
  • Simon Fraser University
  • Fundación Ecuatoriana para el Estudio de Mamíferos Marinos (FEMM)
  • Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral
  • Ocean Museum Germany
  • Universidad Espíritu Santo, Ecuador
  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Government of British Columbia

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2 Scopus citations
Original languageEnglish
Article number1457035
JournalFrontiers in Veterinary Science
Volume11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

  • Galapagos marine reserve
  • Galapagos sea lion
  • Galápagos fur seal
  • avian A(H5N1) influenza
  • emergency preparedness (EP)
  • emerging infectious diseases (EIDs)
  • epizootic
  • mortality

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