TY - JOUR
T1 - Phocine distemper outbreak, The Netherlands, 2002
AU - Rijks, Jolianne M.
AU - Van De Bildt, Marco W.G.
AU - Jensen, Trine
AU - Philippa, Joost D.W.
AU - Osterhaus, Albert D.M.E.
AU - Kuiken, Thijs
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33644820805&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3201/eid1112.050596
DO - 10.3201/eid1112.050596
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 16485486
AN - SCOPUS:33644820805
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 11
SP - 1945
EP - 1948
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 12
ER -