Key result
Canine distemper virus continued to circulate in Lake Baikal seals after the initial 1987/88 epizootic, with 3 of 45 (6.7%) brain samples from 1992 testing positive.
Population
45 brain tissue samples from Siberian seals (Phoca sibirica) culled in Lake Baikal in the spring of 1992
Design
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May support continued surveillance in pinnipeds; leaves open CDV reservoir dynamics and spillover risks.
Observational (n=45)
Canine distemper virus continued to circulate in Lake Baikal seals years after the initial 1987/88 epizootic.
Mamaev et al. (1996) conducted an observational in Canine distemper virus infection (n=45). Canine distemper virus was evaluated on Presence of canine distemper virus-specific nucleic acid by RT-PCR. Canine distemper virus continued to circulate in Lake Baikal seals after the initial 1987/88 epizootic, with 3 of 45 (6.7%) brain samples from 1992 testing positive.
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