| serological investigation of virus infections in harp seals (phoca groenlandica) and hooded seals (cystophora cristata). | | 1994 | 8073595 |
| epizootiology of morbillivirus infection in harp, hooded, and ringed seals from the canadian arctic and western atlantic. | using a virus neutralization technique, we found phocine distemper virus (pdv) antibody in 130 (83% of 157) harp seals (phoca groenlandica) from the western north atlantic sampled between 1988 and 1993 inclusive. in contrast, only 44 (24% of 185) hooded seals (cystophora cristata) had antibodies against pdv even though they were sympatric with harp seals and were sampled over a similar period, from 1989 to 1994 inclusive. antibodies occurred in 106 (41%) of 259 ringed seals (phoca hispida); this ... | 1997 | 9027686 |
| morbilliviral dermatitis in seals. | a juvenile female hooded seal (cystophora cristata) and a juvenile male harp seal (phoca groenlandica) stranded separately on the new jersey (usa) coast and were taken to a marine mammal rehabilitation center. both were lethargic and emaciated, had dermatitis, and died. histologic skin lesions in the seals were similar and consisted of epidermal and follicular epithelial hyperplasia, hyperkeratosis, degeneration, and necrosis. the most distinctive finding was extensive syncytial zones bounded su ... | 2001 | 11732810 |
| retrospective differentiation of canine distemper virus and phocine distemper virus in phocids. | formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues from one caspian seal (phoca caspica), one harp seal (phoca groenlandica), one hooded seal (cystophora cristata), and one harbor seal (phoca vitulina vitulina) were used to compare the utility of immunohistochemistry (ihc) versus that of a novel seminested reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) to detect and differentiate canine distemper virus (cdv) and phocine distemper virus (pdv). four antibodies made against pdv were able to detect ... | 2004 | 15137488 |
| host and viral traits predict zoonotic spillover from mammals. | the majority of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, with viruses that originate in wild mammals of particular concern (for example, hiv, ebola and sars). understanding patterns of viral diversity in wildlife and determinants of successful cross-species transmission, or spillover, are therefore key goals for pandemic surveillance programs. however, few analytical tools exist to identify which host species are likely to harbour the next human virus, or which viruses can cross species ... | 2017 | 28636590 |
| 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 |