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
Main Authors: Jolianne M. Rijks, Marco W.G. Van de Bildt, Trine H. Jensen, Joost D.W. Philippa, Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus, Thijs Kuiken
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Phocine distemper virus
Phoca vitulina
the Netherlands
dispatch
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1112.050596
https://doaj.org/article/6dfd514b72ae44ab8bbaa599c279ed15
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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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