Pathology and epidemiology of phocid herpesvirus-1 in wild and rehabilitating harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) in the northeastern pacific

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1046-1051

  Himworth, C G ^a   Haulena, M ^b   Lambourn, D M ^c   Gaydos, J K ^d   Huggins, J ^e   Calambokidis, J ^e   Ford, J K B ^f   Zaremba, K ^b   Raverty, S ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER AQUARIUM   (Canada)

^c WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Cascadia Research   (United States)

^f PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^g Animal Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Harbor seal; Northeastern pacific; Phoca vitulina; Phocid herpesvirus 1

Indexed keywords

ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI; PHOCA VITULINA VITULINA; PHOCID HERPESVIRUS 1;

EID: 78149274671     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.3.1046     Document Type: Article

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