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 in | Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 11; no. 12; pp. 1945 - 1948 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
01.12.2005
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Subjects | |
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