Phocine distemper outbreak, The Netherlands, 2002.
During the 2002 phocine distemper epidemic, 2,284 seals, primarily harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), were found stranded along the Dutch coast. Stranding pattern varied with age, sex, state of decomposition, wind, and location. Cumulative proportion of deaths (54%) was comparable to that in the first reported epidemic in 1988.
Dutch Wildlife Health Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Jolianne M
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Rijks
Marco W G
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Van de Bildt
Trine
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Jensen
Joost D W
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Philippa
Albert D M E
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Osterhaus
Thijs
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D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004216:Distemper / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology; D018104:Distemper Virus, Phocine / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D046049:Phoca / Q000821:virology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013997:Time Factors