Morbillivirus in common seals stranded on the coasts of Belgium and northern France during summer 1998
Sixteen common seals ( Phoca vitulina ) were stranded on the Belgian and northern French coasts during the summer of 1998. Eleven (10 pups and one adult) were sampled for histopathological, immunohistochemical, serological, bacteriological, parasitological and virological investigations. The main gr...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:vetrec:148/19/587 2023-05-15T17:58:55+02:00 Morbillivirus in common seals stranded on the coasts of Belgium and northern France during summer 1998 Jauniaux, T. Boseret, G. Coignoul, F. Desmecht, M. Haelters, J. Manteca, C. Tavernier, J. Van Gompel, J. 2001-05-12 00:00:00.0 text/html http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/148/19/587 https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.148.19.587 en eng BMJ Publishing Group Ltd http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/148/19/587 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.148.19.587 Copyright (C) 2001, British Veterinary Association Papers & Articles TEXT 2001 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.148.19.587 2015-03-01T00:36:07Z Sixteen common seals ( Phoca vitulina ) were stranded on the Belgian and northern French coasts during the summer of 1998. Eleven (10 pups and one adult) were sampled for histopathological, immunohistochemical, serological, bacteriological, parasitological and virological investigations. The main gross findings were severe emaciation, acute haemorrhagic enteritis, acute pneumonia, interstitial pulmonary emphysema and oedema, and chronic ulcerative stomatitis. Microscopical lung findings were acute to subacute pneumonia with interstitial oedema and emphysema. Severe lymphocytic depletion was observed in lymph nodes. Severe acute to subacute meningoencephalitis was observed in one animal. Specific staining with two monoclonal antibodies directed against canine distemper virus (cDv) and phocine distemper virus was observed in a few lymphocytes in the spleen and lymph nodes of three seals. Anti-cDv neutralising antibodies were detected in sera from six animals. Seven of the seals were positive by reverse transcriptase- PCR for the morbillivirus phosphoprotein gene. The lesions observed were consistent with those in animals infected by a morbillivirus, and demonstrated that distemper has recently recurred in North Sea seals. Text Phoca vitulina HighWire Press (Stanford University) Veterinary Record 148 19 587 591 |
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Sixteen common seals ( Phoca vitulina ) were stranded on the Belgian and northern French coasts during the summer of 1998. Eleven (10 pups and one adult) were sampled for histopathological, immunohistochemical, serological, bacteriological, parasitological and virological investigations. The main gross findings were severe emaciation, acute haemorrhagic enteritis, acute pneumonia, interstitial pulmonary emphysema and oedema, and chronic ulcerative stomatitis. Microscopical lung findings were acute to subacute pneumonia with interstitial oedema and emphysema. Severe lymphocytic depletion was observed in lymph nodes. Severe acute to subacute meningoencephalitis was observed in one animal. Specific staining with two monoclonal antibodies directed against canine distemper virus (cDv) and phocine distemper virus was observed in a few lymphocytes in the spleen and lymph nodes of three seals. Anti-cDv neutralising antibodies were detected in sera from six animals. Seven of the seals were positive by reverse transcriptase- PCR for the morbillivirus phosphoprotein gene. The lesions observed were consistent with those in animals infected by a morbillivirus, and demonstrated that distemper has recently recurred in North Sea seals. |
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Morbillivirus in common seals stranded on the coasts of Belgium and northern France during summer 1998 |
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Morbillivirus in common seals stranded on the coasts of Belgium and northern France during summer 1998 |
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Morbillivirus in common seals stranded on the coasts of Belgium and northern France during summer 1998 |
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