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Avian influenza A/H10N7 virus can infect caused an outbreak in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) in North-European coastal waters. Phylogenetic analysis showed amino-acid sequence differences between the HA of seal A/H10N7 viruses and closely related Eurasian avian A/H10N7 viruses and the accumulation of amino-acid substitutions in seal A/H10N7 viruses over time. Since the known avian-origin A/H10N7 and A/H10N8 viruses have demonstrated their ability to infect humans, it is possible that the avian-origin mammalian-adapted seal A/H10N7 virus poses an even greater risk for humans.