Volume 6, Number 6—December 2000
Dispatch
Mass Die-Off of Caspian Seals Caused by Canine Distemper Virus
Table
Testb | ||||||
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Animal no. | Locationa | Date | RT-PCR | IgM | IgG | IHC |
1 | KA | May 3 | + | + | + | ND |
2 | KA | May 3 | + | + | + | ND |
3 | KA | May 4 | ND | ND | ND | + |
4 | KA | May 4 | ND | + | + | + |
5 | KA | May 4 | ND | + | + | + |
6 | KA | May 4 | ND | + | + | + |
7 | AZ | May 15 | + | ND | ND | ND |
8 | AZ | June 2 | + | - | - | - |
9 | AZ | June 2 | + | + | + | + |
10 | AZ | June 4 | - | - | + | - |
11 | AZ | June 5 | + | - | + | - |
12 | AZ | June 5 | - | - | + | - |
13 | AZ | June 5 | + | + | + | + |
14 | AZ | June 5 | + | + | + | + |
15 | AZ | June 7 | - | - | + | - |
16 | TU | June 10 | + | ND | ND | ND |
aKA = Kazakhstan; AZ = Azerbaijan; TU = Turkmenistan.
bRT-PCR = reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; IHC = immunohistochemical labeling; ; + = positive; - = negative; ND = not determined because sample lacking.
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