Phocine Distemper Outbreak, the Netherlands, 2002
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During the 2002 phocine distemper epidemic, 2,284 seals, primarily harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), were found stranded along the Dutch coast. Stranding pattern varied with age, sex, state of decomposition, wind, and location. Cumulative proportion of deaths (54%) was comparable to that in the first reported epidemic in 1988.
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Brief Report In search of virus carriers of the 1988 and 2002 phocine distemper virus outbreaks in European harbour seals
1 Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany 2 Research and Technology Center Westcoast, University of Kiel, Büsum, Germany 3 Alterra-Marine & Coastal Zone Research, Den Burg, The Netherlands 4 Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden 5 National Environmental Research Institute, Roskilde, Denmark 6 Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, Gr...
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