Mass die-Off of Caspian seals caused by canine distemper virus.

Kennedy, S.; Kuiken, T.; Jepson, P. D.; Deaville, R.; Forsyth, M.; Barrett, T.; van de Bildt, M. W.; Osterhaus, A. D.; Eybatov, T.; Duck, C.; Kydyrmanov, A.; Mitrofanov, I.; Wilson, S.

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Mass die-Off of Caspian seals caused by canine distemper virus.

Published Date:

2000 Nov-Dec

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 6(6):637-639.

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Personal Authors:

Kennedy, S. ; Kuiken, T. ; Jepson, P. D. ; Deaville, R. ; Forsyth, M. ; ... More ▼

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Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Description:

Thousands of Caspian seals (Phoca caspica) died in the Caspian Sea from April to August 2000. Lesions characteristic of morbillivirus infection were found in tissue specimens from dead seals. Canine distemper virus infection was identified by serologic examination, reverse transcriptase- polymerase chain reaction, and sequencing of selected P gene fragments. These results implicate canine distemper virus infection as the primary cause of death.

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