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Avian influenza overview December 2025–February 2026

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Between 29 November 2025 and 27 February 2026, 2514 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus detections were reported in domestic (406) and wild (2108) birds in 32 countries in Europe. Albeit still at high levels after the peak was reached at the beginning of the current reporting period, the weekly number of detections has since ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza (EURL), Cyril Barbezange, Hubert Buczkowski, Mariette Ducatez, Alice Fusaro, Jose L. Gonzales, Thijs Kuiken, Gražina Mirinavičiūtė, Karl Ståhl, Christoph Staubach, Olov Svartström, Calogero Terregino, Katriina Willgert, Evelyn Alarcón, Lisa Kohnle   +16 more
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A new method of counting Phoca vitulina ssp. stejnegeri (Phocidae, Carnivora) on the Commander Islands (Russia)

Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2018
The Kuril Seal Phoca vitulina ssp. stejnegeri is a permanent inhabitant of the coast of the Commander Islands. The ecology of the Kuril Seal, and in particular, the features of its life cycle, the population structure and the level of fertility are ...
Evgeny G. Mamaev
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Harnessing Population Genomics, Gut Microbiota, and Environmental DNA Surveillance for the Conservation of Chinese Spotted Seals in a Changing World

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.
Marine mammals are sentinel species for ocean and human health. Multiple anthropogenic and environmental stressors threaten these organisms, particularly China's spotted seals, which have experienced significant decline over the past half‐century. Our review reveals low genetic diversity in Chinese spotted seal populations.
Shuzhen Li, Wenzhuo Li, Xuwang Zhang, Hao Zhou, Jingjing Zhan   +4 more
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Complete Sequence and Annotation of the Mycoplasma phocidae Strain 105 ^T Genome

Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2018
The genome of Mycoplasma phocidae strain 105 T was analyzed in order to improve our understanding of its role in epidemic marine mammal mortalities. It was found to encode a suite of immunosuppressors that may enable evasion of host defenses and modulate susceptibility to viral coinfections ...
Frasca, Salvatore, Kutish, Gerald F., Michaels, Dina L., Brown, Daniel R.   +3 more
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Emergence, spread, and impact of high‐pathogenicity avian influenza H5 in wild birds and mammals of South America and Antarctica

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract The currently circulating high‐pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) virus of the subtype H5 causes variable illness and death in wild and domestic birds and mammals, as well as in humans. This virus evolved from the Goose/Guangdong lineage of the HPAI H5 virus, which emerged in commercial poultry in China in 1996, spilled over into wild birds,
Thijs Kuiken, Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Ashley Banyard, Lineke Begeman, Andrew C. Breed, Meagan Dewar, Ruben Fijn, Patricia Pereira Serafini, Marcela Uhart, Michelle Wille   +9 more
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Distribution. Southern Ocean, breeding sites are scattered on subantarctic islands, Antarctic Peninsula, and the coast of S Argentina. in Phocidae

, 2014
Distribution. Southern Ocean, breeding sites are scattered on subantarctic islands, Antarctic Peninsula, and the coast of S Argentina.Published as part of Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2014, Phocidae, pp.
Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
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First Photographic Evidence of Skin and Hair Molting as Separate Components in the Ross Seal

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
Alexander A. Grabham, Trevor McIntyre, Marthán Bester, Horst Bornemann, Candice Lewis, Nico Lübcker, Martin Postma, André van Tonder, Mia Wege   +8 more
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An Energetic Tradeoff Best Explains Parturition Timing in Grizzly Bears

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
Capitalizing on latitudinal denning‐chronology variation among four grizzly bear populations in interior North America, and using grizzly bear parturition dates (27 Dec–28 Feb) previously predicted from anomalous daily motion counts, we found evidence supporting the hypothesis that birth is optimally timed relative to den exit to balance an energetic ...
Cecily M. Costello, Lori L. Roberts, Daniel D. Bjornlie, Matthew D. Cameron, Justin G. Clapp, Mark A. Haroldson, Grant V. Hilderbrand, Kyle Joly, Wayne F. Kasworm, Jeremy M. Nicholson, Thomas G. Radandt, Mathew S. Sorum, Justin E. Teisberg, Frank T. van Manen, Milan A. Vinks   +14 more
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Fig. 4. D. emryi innominate, SNMZ 14543 in First Record Of Postcranial Bones In Devinophoca Emryi (Carnivora, Phocidae, Devinophocinae)

, 2016
Fig. 4. D. emryi innominate, SNMZ 14543 (L., incomplete) in: A — lateral; B — medial; C — posterior views.Published as part of Rahmat, S. J. & Koretsky, I., 2016, First Record Of Postcranial Bones In Devinophoca Emryi (Carnivora, Phocidae, Devinophocinae)
Rahmat, S. J., Koretsky, I.
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Do Marine Mammals Diversify More Slowly Than Non‐Marine Mammals?

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Species richness is generally lower in marine than in terrestrial ecosystems, but the reasons behind this disparity remain unclear. This study examines whether marine mammals diversify at a slower pace than their non‐marine counterparts, aiming to shed light on the factors explaining potential diversification differences among them ...
Adriana Oliver, Graciela Sotelo, Sofía Galván, Iván Rey‐Rodríguez, Adrián Castro‐Insua, Sara Gamboa, Marta Matamala‐Pagès, Pedro Beca‐Carretero, Eduardo Méndez‐Quintas, Andrea Serodio, Sara Varela   +10 more
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