Susceptibility of Grey ( Halichoerus grypus ) and Harp ( Phoca groenlandica ) Seals to the Influenza Virus and Mycoplasma of Epizootic Pneumonia of Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina )
Six grey, Halichoerus grypus, and 12 harp, Phoca groenlandica, seals were inoculated intratracheally with lung homogenate containing influenza virus A/seal/Mass/1/80 and mycoplasma from harbor seals, Phoca vitulina, which had died in an epizootic of pneumonia. The grey seals were refractory to infec...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f84-015 2023-12-17T10:29:20+01:00 Susceptibility of Grey ( Halichoerus grypus ) and Harp ( Phoca groenlandica ) Seals to the Influenza Virus and Mycoplasma of Epizootic Pneumonia of Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina ) Geraci, J. R. Aubin, D. j. St. Barker, I. K. Hinshaw, V. S. Webster, R. G. Ruhnke, H. L. 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f84-015 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f84-015 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences volume 41, issue 1, page 151-156 ISSN 0706-652X 1205-7533 Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1984 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f84-015 2023-11-19T13:39:24Z Six grey, Halichoerus grypus, and 12 harp, Phoca groenlandica, seals were inoculated intratracheally with lung homogenate containing influenza virus A/seal/Mass/1/80 and mycoplasma from harbor seals, Phoca vitulina, which had died in an epizootic of pneumonia. The grey seals were refractory to infection, whereas some of the harp seals developed mild pneumonia. Virus was recovered from 4 of 10 harp seals necropsied, and antibodies were produced in 2 survivors. The mycoplasma given alone to 2 grey seals did not replicate or produce infection and was recovered from only 1 of 12 harp seals inoculated. We examined 99 grey, 102 harp, 14 harbor, and 7 hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) from eastern Canada and found antibodies to avian influenza A/seal/Mass/1/80 in 3 adult male grey seals from Sable Island, N.S.; this virus is apparently adaptable to other seal species. Related forms of the virus are highly suspect as the cause of past epizootics, and one is currently responsible for a new outbreak of pneumonia in New England harbor seals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Cystophora cristata Phoca groenlandica Phoca vitulina Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canada Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 41 1 151 156 |
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Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Geraci, J. R. Aubin, D. j. St. Barker, I. K. Hinshaw, V. S. Webster, R. G. Ruhnke, H. L. Susceptibility of Grey ( Halichoerus grypus ) and Harp ( Phoca groenlandica ) Seals to the Influenza Virus and Mycoplasma of Epizootic Pneumonia of Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina ) |
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Six grey, Halichoerus grypus, and 12 harp, Phoca groenlandica, seals were inoculated intratracheally with lung homogenate containing influenza virus A/seal/Mass/1/80 and mycoplasma from harbor seals, Phoca vitulina, which had died in an epizootic of pneumonia. The grey seals were refractory to infection, whereas some of the harp seals developed mild pneumonia. Virus was recovered from 4 of 10 harp seals necropsied, and antibodies were produced in 2 survivors. The mycoplasma given alone to 2 grey seals did not replicate or produce infection and was recovered from only 1 of 12 harp seals inoculated. We examined 99 grey, 102 harp, 14 harbor, and 7 hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) from eastern Canada and found antibodies to avian influenza A/seal/Mass/1/80 in 3 adult male grey seals from Sable Island, N.S.; this virus is apparently adaptable to other seal species. Related forms of the virus are highly suspect as the cause of past epizootics, and one is currently responsible for a new outbreak of pneumonia in New England harbor seals. |
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Geraci, J. R. Aubin, D. j. St. Barker, I. K. Hinshaw, V. S. Webster, R. G. Ruhnke, H. L. |
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Geraci, J. R. Aubin, D. j. St. Barker, I. K. Hinshaw, V. S. Webster, R. G. Ruhnke, H. L. |
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Susceptibility of Grey ( Halichoerus grypus ) and Harp ( Phoca groenlandica ) Seals to the Influenza Virus and Mycoplasma of Epizootic Pneumonia of Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina ) |
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Susceptibility of Grey ( Halichoerus grypus ) and Harp ( Phoca groenlandica ) Seals to the Influenza Virus and Mycoplasma of Epizootic Pneumonia of Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina ) |
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Susceptibility of Grey ( Halichoerus grypus ) and Harp ( Phoca groenlandica ) Seals to the Influenza Virus and Mycoplasma of Epizootic Pneumonia of Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina ) |
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Susceptibility of Grey ( Halichoerus grypus ) and Harp ( Phoca groenlandica ) Seals to the Influenza Virus and Mycoplasma of Epizootic Pneumonia of Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina ) |
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Susceptibility of Grey ( Halichoerus grypus ) and Harp ( Phoca groenlandica ) Seals to the Influenza Virus and Mycoplasma of Epizootic Pneumonia of Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina ) |
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susceptibility of grey ( halichoerus grypus ) and harp ( phoca groenlandica ) seals to the influenza virus and mycoplasma of epizootic pneumonia of harbor seals ( phoca vitulina ) |
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