ANTIBODIES TO CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS IN ANTARCTIC SEALS

ANTIBODIES TO CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS IN ANTARCTIC SEALS

Tests on recently collected blood samples from antarctic seals indicated the presence of antibodies to canine distemper virus (CDV) in crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus ) and leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx ). CDV (a morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae) or a related virus is suspected...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine mammal science 1991-01, Vol.7 (1), p.85-87
Hauptverfasser: Bengtson, J. L., Boveng, P., Franzén, U., Have, P., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Härkönen, T. J.
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Sprache:eng
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Biological and medical sciences
canine distemper virus
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
Hydrurga leptonyx
Immunobiology
Lobodon carcinophagus
Marine
Phoca sibirica
Phoca vitulina
phocine distemper virus
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Zusammenfassung:Tests on recently collected blood samples from antarctic seals indicated the presence of antibodies to canine distemper virus (CDV) in crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus ) and leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx ). CDV (a morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae) or a related virus is suspected to have been the primary cause of a widespread epizootic among Baikal seals (Phoca sibirica ) in 1987. This infective agent is distinct from the virus causing the disease in European harbor seals (Phoca vitulina ) in 1988-1989. Furthermore, antibodies against CDV were reported in harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus ) from Greenland.
ISSN:0824-0469
1748-7692
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-7692.1991.tb00553.x