Mass mortality in harbour seals and harbour porpoises caused by an unknown pathogen

Veterinary Record

Volumn 162, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 555-556

  Harkonen, T ^a   Backlin B M ^a   Barrett, T ^b   Bergman, A ^a   Corteyn, M ^b   Dietz, R ^c   Harding, K C ^d   Malmsten, J ^e   Roos, A ^a   Teilmann, J ^c  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 44349094919     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.17.555     Document Type: Article

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