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New Microbes and New Infections, 2024•Elsevier
Background A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) virus has been detected
in domestic and wild animals worldwide. The incidence of HPAI infections in sea mammals
has been increasing, as is the number of stranded marine mammals linked to H5N1 viral
clade 2.3. 4.4 (b). In this study, we investigated a stranding event involving dolphins and
human–dolphin contact, and investigated the potential risk of animal-to-human H5N1
transmission with a survey of exposure on the Tsurigasaki coast, Japan. Methods We …
in domestic and wild animals worldwide. The incidence of HPAI infections in sea mammals
has been increasing, as is the number of stranded marine mammals linked to H5N1 viral
clade 2.3. 4.4 (b). In this study, we investigated a stranding event involving dolphins and
human–dolphin contact, and investigated the potential risk of animal-to-human H5N1
transmission with a survey of exposure on the Tsurigasaki coast, Japan. Methods We …
Background
A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) virus has been detected in domestic and wild animals worldwide. The incidence of HPAI infections in sea mammals has been increasing, as is the number of stranded marine mammals linked to H5N1 viral clade 2.3.4.4(b). In this study, we investigated a stranding event involving dolphins and human–dolphin contact, and investigated the potential risk of animal-to-human H5N1 transmission with a survey of exposure on the Tsurigasaki coast, Japan.
Methods
We performed a non-random, convenient-sample-based, survey on Tsurigasaki beach where around 30 melon-headed whales were stranded on April 3, 2023. Face-to-face (n = 25) and telephone (n = 1) interviews among surfers took place on April 7 and 8. A nasal swab for quick antigen testing was taken from those who wished to be tested (n = 13), to detect infections with influenza A virus.
Results
Although there was no confirmatory diagnosis of H5N1 in either humans or dolphins (while n = 3 dolphins were autopsied), we found that a large number of surfers had touched the dolphins with their bare hands while attempting to rescue them, and that some surfers were directly exposed to dolphin blood and body fluids in the ocean.
Conclusions
The adequate communication of risk is required to minimize the threat of viral transmission at this particular human–animal interface. Administrative and legal responses to cross-species transmission, including guidelines via one health frameworks, a rapid evaluation process of ethical approval, and the systematic involvement of experts in infectious disease, must be urgently formulated.
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