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 reported epidemic in 1988.

Verfasser: Jolianne M. Rijks
Marco W.G. Van de Bildt
Trine H. Jensen
Joost D.W. Philippa
Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus
Thijs Kuiken
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Reihe/Periodikum: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 12, Pp 1945-1948 (2005)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schlagwörter: Epidemiology / Phocine distemper virus / Phoca vitulina / the Netherlands / dispatch / Medicine / R / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29170723
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1112.050596