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Amir S. Shirazi

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Frequency of exposure of endangered Caspian seals to Canine distemper virus, Leptospira interrogans, and Toxoplasma gondii

2017

Canine distemper virus (CDV), Leptospira interrogans, and Toxoplasma gondii are potentially lethal pathogens associated with decline in marine mammal populations. The Caspian Sea is home for the endangered Caspian seal (Pusa caspica). In the late 1990s and early 2000s, CDV caused a series of mortality events involving at least several thousand Caspian seals. To assess current infection status in Caspian seals, we surveyed for antibodies to three pathogens with potential to cause mortality in marine mammals. During 2015-2017, we tested serum samples from 36, apparently healthy, Caspian seals, accidentally caught in fishing nets in the Caspian Sea off Northern Iran, for antibodies to CDV, L. …

SerotypeAgingVeterinary medicineSeals EarlessPhysiologyanimal diseaseslcsh:MedicineAntibodies ProtozoanMarine and Aquatic SciencesAntibodies ViralPathology and Laboratory MedicineBiochemistryToxoplasma Gondii0403 veterinary science0302 clinical medicineImmune PhysiologyMedicine and Health Scienceslcsh:ScienceDistemper Virus CanineMammalsLeptospiraProtozoanseducation.field_of_studySealsImmune System ProteinsMultidisciplinarybiologyEukaryota04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesAntibodies BacterialLeptospirosisBacterial PathogensLeptospira InterrogansMedical MicrobiologyVertebratesPathogensToxoplasmaLeptospira interrogansResearch Article040301 veterinary sciencesImmunology030231 tropical medicinePopulationMarine BiologyMicrobiologyAntibodies03 medical and health sciencesDogsLeptospiraparasitic diseasesmedicineAnimalsLeptospirosisDistemperMarine MammalseducationMicrobial PathogensPusaBacteriaCanine distemperlcsh:ROrganismsBiology and Life SciencesProteinsToxoplasma gondiibiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseParasitic ProtozoansToxoplasmosis AnimalAmniotesEarth Scienceslcsh:QPLOS ONE
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