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Health, disease, mortality and survival in wild and rehabilitated harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in San Francisco Bay and along the central California coast [PDF]
, 2011 Conventional methods for health assessment of wild-caught and stranded seals were used to describe the disease status of harbor seals in California. Clinical chemistry, infectious disease prevalence, immune function, and contaminant data were collected ...
Greig, Denise J.
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Influenza A (H10N7) Virus Causes Respiratory Tract Disease in Harbor Seals and Ferrets. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Avian influenza viruses sporadically cross the species barrier to mammals, including humans, in which they may cause epidemic disease. Recently such an epidemic occurred due to the emergence of avian influenza virus of the subtype H10N7 (Seal/H10N7) in ...
Judith M A van den Brand +19 more
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Effects of Vessel Disturbance on Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Abundance and Behavior at Yellow Island and Goose Island, WA, USA [PDF]
, 2023 Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) are pinnipeds inhabiting northern temperate coastal regions, with one of their most dense populations found in the Salish Sea of the Pacific Northwest.
Armad, Jasmine +2 more
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Brucella Antibodies in Alaskan True Seals and Eared Seals—Two Different Stories
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018 Brucella pinnipedialis was first isolated from true seals in 1994 and from eared seals in 2008. Although few pathological findings have been associated with infection in true seals, reproductive pathology including abortions, and the isolation of the ...
Ingebjørg H. Nymo +6 more
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The Emergence of Mucormycosis in Free-Ranging Marine Mammals of the Pacific Northwest
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Primary fungal diseases in marine mammals are rare. Mucormycosis, a disease caused by fungi of the order Mucorales, has been documented in few cetaceans and pinnipeds.
Jessica L. Huggins +9 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 In recent years, there has been an increase in infectious diseases in marine mammals, including brucellosis, infections of morbillivirus, herpesvirus, and poxvirus.
Michael Essien Sakyi +6 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018 The distinct evolutionary pressures faced by Pinnipeds have likely resulted in strong coevolutionary ties to their parasites (Leidenberger et al., 2007). This study focuses on the phocid seal filarial heartworm species Acanthocheilonema spirocauda.
Caroline D. Keroack +6 more
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Entry and elimination of marine mammal Brucella spp. by hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) alveolar macrophages in vitro. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 A high prevalence of Brucellapinnipedialis serology and bacteriology positive animals has been found in the Northeast Atlantic stock of hooded seal (Cystophoracristata); however no associated gross pathological changes have been identified. Marine mammal
Anett K Larsen +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 As part of an ongoing investigation of harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) mortalities within Puget Sound, Washington State, United States, between October 2007 and July 2008, 25 seal cases were submitted for histopathology and ancillary diagnostic testing ...
Ole Nielsen +6 more
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