Phocine Distemper in German Seals, 2002

Approximately 21,700 seals died during a morbillivirus epidemic in northwestern Europe in 2002. Phocine distemper virus 1 was isolated from seals in German waters. The sequence of the P gene showed 97% identity with the Dutch virus isolated in 1988. There was 100% identity with the Dutch isolate fro...

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Other Authors: Müller, Gundi, Wohlsein, Peter, Beineke, Andreas, Haas, Ludwig, Greiser-Wilke, Irene, Siebert, Ursula, Fonfara, Sonja, Harder, Timm, Stede, Michael, Gruber, Achim.D., Baumgärtner, Wolfgang
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Subjects:
Dispatch
harbor seal
phocine distemper virus
germany
RT-PCR
immunohistochemistry
serology
Animals
Antibodies
Viral
Distemper
Distemper Virus
Phocine
Phylogeny
RNA
Seals
Earless
Online Access:http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14446/
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Summary:Approximately 21,700 seals died during a morbillivirus epidemic in northwestern Europe in 2002. Phocine distemper virus 1 was isolated from seals in German waters. The sequence of the P gene showed 97% identity with the Dutch virus isolated in 1988. There was 100% identity with the Dutch isolate from 2002 and a single nucleotide mismatch with the Danish isolate.

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