Retrospective analysis of the phocine distemper epidemics in the North- And Baltic Seas 1988 and 2002;Retrospektive Analyse der Zwei Seehundstaupe-Epidemien in der Nord- und Ostsee 1988 und 2002

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 284-293

  Seibel, H ^a,b   Baumgartner W ^b   Muller G ^b   Wohlsein, P ^b   Siebert, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Harbour seal; Mass die off; PDV; Phoca vitulina; Phocine distemper

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEASLES VIRUS; PHOCA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISTEMPER; DISTEMPER VIRUS, PHOCINE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; PHOCA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEALS, EARLESS;

CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCINE DISTEMPER VIRUS;

EID: 34548072848     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2377/0341-6593-114-284     Document Type: Review

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