Phocine distemper outbreak, The Netherlands, 2002

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 r...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 11; no. 12; pp. 1945 - 1948
Main Authors Rijks, Jolianne M, Van de Bildt, Marco W G, Jensen, Trine, Philippa, Joost D W, Osterhaus, Albert D M E, Kuiken, Thijs
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.12.2005
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Age Distribution
Animals
Development and progression
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Distemper
Distemper - epidemiology
Distemper - mortality
Distemper - virology
Distemper Virus, Phocine - isolation & purification
Epidemiology
Female
Geography
Male
Netherlands - epidemiology
Phoca - virology
Phoca vitulina
Phocine distemper virus
Sex Distribution
the Netherlands
Time Factors
Netherlands
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Summary: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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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1112.050596