Morbillivirus in monk seal mass mortality

Albert Osterhaus, Jan Groen, Hubert Niesters, Marco van de Bildt, Byron Martina, Lies Vedder, Joseph Vos, Hans van Egmond, Ba Abou Sidi and Mohamed Ely Ould Barham
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Albert Osterhaus: Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, Institute of Virology
Jan Groen: Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, Institute of Virology
Hubert Niesters: Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, Institute of Virology
Marco van de Bildt: Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre
Byron Martina: Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre
Lies Vedder: Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre
Joseph Vos: National Institute of Public Health and The Environment
Hans van Egmond: National Institute of Public Health and The Environment
Ba Abou Sidi: Centre National de Recherches Oceanographiques et des Peches
Mohamed Ely Ould Barham: Centre National de Recherches Oceanographiques et des Peches

Nature, 1997, vol. 388, issue 6645, 838-839

Abstract: Abstract We have identified a morbillivirus in organs of Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus), lost during a recent mass die-off. About half of the population of this highly endangered species, which inhabits the Mauritanian coast of West Africa (Cap Blanc), were killed. The outbreak is reminiscent of several recent morbillivirus outbreaks in aquatic mammals.

Date: 1997
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