Mass die-Off of Caspian seals caused by canine distemper virus

Thousands of Caspian seals (Phoca caspica) died in the Caspian Sea from April to August 2000. Lesions characteristic of morbillivirus infection were found in tissue specimens from dead seals. Canine distemper virus infection was identified by serologic examination, reverse transcriptase- polymerase...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2000-11, Vol.6 (6), p.637-639
Hauptverfasser:	Kennedy, S, Kuiken, T, Jepson, P D, Deaville, R, Forsyth, M, Barrett, T, van de Bildt, M W, Osterhaus, A D, Eybatov, T, Duck, C, Kydyrmanov, A, Mitrofanov, I, Wilson, S
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antibodies, Viral - blood AP gene Canine distemper Canine Distemper Virus Caspian Sea Caspian seals Cause of Death Communicable diseases in animals Diseases Distemper Virus, Canine - classification Distemper Virus, Canine - isolation & purification Environmental aspects Kazakstan morbillivirus infection Phoca caspica Phylogeny Seals (Animals) Seals, Earless - virology Veterinary epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Thousands of Caspian seals (Phoca caspica) died in the Caspian Sea from April to August 2000. Lesions characteristic of morbillivirus infection were found in tissue specimens from dead seals. Canine distemper virus infection was identified by serologic examination, reverse transcriptase- polymerase chain reaction, and sequencing of selected P gene fragments. These results implicate canine distemper virus infection as the primary cause of death.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0606.000613