Abstract
Phocine distemper virus (PDV) has caused 2 epidemics in harbor seals in the Atlantic Ocean but had never been identified in any Pacific Ocean species. We found that northern sea otters in Alaska are infected with PDV, which has created a disease threat to several sympatric and decreasing Pacific marine mammals.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Alaska / epidemiology
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / blood
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DNA, Viral / analysis
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Distemper / epidemiology
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Distemper / virology*
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Distemper Virus, Phocine* / classification
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Distemper Virus, Phocine* / genetics
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Distemper Virus, Phocine* / immunology
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Distemper Virus, Phocine* / isolation & purification
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Otters / virology*
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Pacific Ocean
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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DNA, Viral