| the transmission of phocine herpesvirus-1 in rehabilitating and free-ranging pacific harbor seals (phoca vitulina) in california. | phocine herpesvirus-1 (phhv-1) causes regular outbreaks of disease in neonatal harbor seals (phoca vitulina) at rehabilitation centers in europe and in the u.s. to investigate transmission of this virus samples were collected from harbor seal pups during exposure studies at a californian rehabilitation center from 1999 to 2002 and from free-ranging harbor seals off central california during the same period. the exposure studies provided evidence that phhv-1 can be transmitted horizontally betwee ... | 2004 | 15504584 |