Phylogenomic insights to the origin and spread of phocine distemper virus in European harbour seals in 1988 and 2002

The 1988 and 2002 phocine distemper virus (PDV) outbreaks in European harbour seals Phoca vitulina are among the largest mass mortality events recorded in marine mammals. Despite its large impact on harbour seal population numbers, and 3 decades of studies, many questions regarding the spread and te...

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Published in:Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
Main Authors: Stokholm, Iben, Härkönen, Tero, Harding, Karin C., Siebert, Ursula, Lehnert, Kristina, Dietz, Rune, Teilmann, Jonas, Galatius, Anders, Havmøller, Linnea Worsøe, Carroll, Emma L., Hall, Ailsa, Olsen, Morten Tange
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Epidemic
Morbillivirus
Viral phylogeny
Virus evolution
Wildlife pathogen
Kattegat
harbour seal
Phoca vitulina
Online Access:https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/phylogenomic-insights-to-the-origin-and-spread-of-phocine-distemper-virus-in-european-harbour-seals-in-1988-and-2002(3e3fa66c-0d9e-4030-8890-1ea8da781c5c).html
https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03328
https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/19511/1/DAO_Accepted_Manuscript.pdf

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