Detection of specific immunoglobulins G (IgG) against canine distemper virus in Antarctic seals

• Main Authors: Soto, Florencia Anabella, Negrete, Javier, Leonardi, María Soledad, Rivera Arroyo, Belén, Sánchez Vizcaíno, José Manuel, Vargas Castro, Ignacio, Barbosa, Andrés
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Internation Science Council. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; PACK ICE SEALS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; VIRUSES; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Cierva; Cierva Cove; Hydrurga; Antarc*; Antarctica; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leptonychotes weddelli
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/193970

The first tests to detect the presence of canine distemper virus(CDV) and phocine distemper virus(PDV) antibodies in different species of Antarctic seals were done in the 80s. Current information about diseases in Antarctic wildlife including seals is scarce and fragmented. We analyzed 33 blood seru...