Predicting recurrent PDV epizootics in European harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>)

Phocine Distemper Virus (PDV) caused mass mortality in European harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in 1988 and in 2002. Both epizootics likely originated from refugia in Arctic seals, where data indicate PDV hops among populations and species. The metapopulation structure of host populations is suggeste...

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Main Authors: Tero Härkönen, Karin C Harding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2010-09-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2690