A marine mammal research group, the Réseau québécois d’urgences pour les mammifères marins, says about 100 harbour seal carcasses have been found since January along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in eastern Quebec — almost six times more than in an average year.

 

About 15 of the dead harbour seals have tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu, with a first case detected in a grey seal last week, said Stéphane Lair, a professor of veterinary medicine at Université de Montréal.

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Edited September 10, 20224 yr by niman

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Collection_Date	6/23/2022
Common_Name	Gray Seal
Province	Quebec
Result	Suspect
Result Authorised Date	8/8/2022
Scientific_Name	Halichoerus grypus
Status	Dead
Strain	H5

 

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