Publications

isolation of an orthopoxvirus from pox-like lesions of a grey seal (halichoerus grypus).		1990	2169668
plasma thymulin concentrations, the thymus and organochlorine contaminant levels in seals infected with phocine distemper virus.	blood samples collected from live common seals (phoca vitulina) and grey seals (halichoerus grypus) around the coast of scotland and northern ireland during, and immediately after, an epizootic caused by phocid distemper virus (pdv) were analysed for thymulin content. thymulin levels were compared with neutralization titres and concentrations of organochlorine contaminants (ddt and its metabolites, seven chlorinated biphenyl congeners) derived from blood and blubber samples collected from the sa ...	1992	1594929
the serological response of the common seal (phoca vitulina) and the grey seal (halichoerus grypus) to phocine distemper virus as measured by a canine distemper virus neutralisation test.	the application of a canine distemper virus (cdv) neutralisation test revealed that antibody titres of up to 11,620 were present in the sera of common seals during the epizootic of phocine distemper in british waters. however, during the later stages of the epizootic and afterwards, a surprisingly high proportion of animals were still seronegative. titres of from 90 to 183 were common in diseased animals and were probably indicative of partial immunosuppression. a few animals with proven phocine ...	1992	1594940
global mammal parasite database version 2.0.	illuminating the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of parasites is one of the most pressing issues facing modern science, and is critical for basic science, the global economy, and human health. extremely important to this effort are data on the disease-causing organisms of wild animal hosts (including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, helminths, arthropods, and fungi). here we present an updated version of the global mammal parasite database, a database of the parasites of wild ungulates (artioda ...	2017	28273333