seal, walrus die-off ProMED Digest V2011 #488

Additional epi information. I had also suggested to look at distemper which affects English seals, too. Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:29:04 -0400 (EDT) From: ProMED-mail Subject: PRO/AH> Die-off, marine wildlife - USA (03): (AK) seal, walrus DIE-OFF, MARINE WILDLIFE - USA (03): (ALASKA) SEAL, WALRUS ********************************************************** A ProMED-mail post ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org Date: Fri 14 Oct 2011 From: Per Leines Lausund We had problems with increased mortality in grey seals in the North Sea countries in the late 1980s due to mass migration of Greenland seal to new areas (reduced number of human and furred predators had something to do with that; the increasing numbers of Greenland seals obviously found the fish-rich coast of Norway enticing!) bringing with them a morbilli (distemper) virus they were adapted to, whereas the grey seals were not. Might be worth checking. - >