Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Phocine distemper in German seals, 2002.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Müller, Gundi et al.
- Affiliation:
- School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover · Germany
Abstract
Approximately 21,700 seals died during a morbillivirus epidemic in northwestern Europe in 2002. Phocine distemper virus 1 was isolated from seals in German waters. The sequence of the P gene showed 97% identity with the Dutch virus isolated in 1988. There was 100% identity with the Dutch isolate from 2002 and a single nucleotide mismatch with the Danish isolate.
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