Prevalence of phocine distemper virus specific antibodies: Bracing for the next seal epizootic in North-Western Europe

In 1988 and 2002, two major phocine distemper virus (PDV) outbreaks occurred in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in north-western European coastal waters, causing the death of tens of thousands seals. Here we investigated whether PDV is still circulating among seals of the Dutch coastal waters and whe...

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Published in:Emerging Microbes & Infections
Main Authors: Bodewes, R. (Rogier), Morick, D., Bildt, M.W.G. (Marco) van de, Osinga, N. (Nynke), García, A.R. (Ana Rubio), Contreras, G.J.S. (Guillermo J. Sánchez), Smits, S.L. (Saskia), Reperant, L.A. (Leslie), Kuiken, T. (Thijs), Osterhaus, A.D.M.E. (Albert)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Epizootic
Phocine distemper virus
Seals
Serology
Phoca vitulina
Online Access:http://repub.eur.nl/pub/70428
https://doi.org/10.1038/emi.2013.2
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Summary:In 1988 and 2002, two major phocine distemper virus (PDV) outbreaks occurred in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in north-western European coastal waters, causing the death of tens of thousands seals. Here we investigated whether PDV is still circulating among seals of the Dutch coastal waters and whether seals have protective serum-antibodies against PDV. Therefore seal serum samples, collected from 2002 to 2012, were tested for the presence of PDV-neutralizing antibodies. Antibodies were d

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