Abstract
Approximately 21,700 seals died during a morbillivirus epidemic in northwestern Europe in 2002. Phocine distemper virus 1 was isolated from seals in German waters. The sequence of the P gene showed 97% identity with the Dutch virus isolated in 1988. There was 100% identity with the Dutch isolate from 2002 and a single nucleotide mismatch with the Danish isolate.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 723-725 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2004 |