Serum or heparinized plasma samples were obtained between 1994 and 1996 from 20 male and 20 female adult free-ranging Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) from St. Lawrence Island and Round Island, Alaska. Samples were screened for antibodies to some potentially pathogenic bacteria and viruses. No sample had detectable antibody to Brucellaspp. Three of 40 (8%) had low antibody titers to Leptospira interrogansserovars. Phocine distemper virus antibodies were not detected. Serologic responses to one or more caliciviruses (San Miguel sea lion virus 12 or vesicular exanthema of swine serotypes E54, F55, G55, 1934B) were detected in 18% (seven of 40) walrus. Antibodies to one or more subtypes of influenza A virus (H10, N2, N3, N5, N6, N7) were detected in 21% (eight of 38). Periodic screening of free-ranging populations for exposure to infectious diseases has become an important component of bio-monitoring programs to facilitate understanding and detecting trends in marine mammal populations.
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VIRAL AND BACTERIAL SEROLOGY OF FREE-RANGING PACIFIC WALRUS Open Access
Paul P. Calle;
Paul P. Calle
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1 Wildlife Health Sciences, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York 10460, USA
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Dana J. Seagars;
Dana J. Seagars
2 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, USA
3 Present address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 605 W. Fourth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, USA
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Catherine McClave;
Catherine McClave
4 New York Aquarium, Wildlife Conservation Society, Brooklyn, New York 11224, USA
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Dennis Senne;
Dennis Senne
5 National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA
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Carol House;
Carol House
6 Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, USDA, APHIS-VS-NVSL, Plum Island, New York 11944, USA
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James A. House
James A. House
6 Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, USDA, APHIS-VS-NVSL, Plum Island, New York 11944, USA
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J Wildl Dis (2002) 38 (1): 93–100.
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July 15 2000
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Paul P. Calle, Dana J. Seagars, Catherine McClave, Dennis Senne, Carol House, James A. House; VIRAL AND BACTERIAL SEROLOGY OF FREE-RANGING PACIFIC WALRUS. J Wildl Dis 1 January 2002; 38 (1): 93–100. doi: https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-38.1.93
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