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Phocine distemper virus: characterization of the morbillivirus causing the seal epizootic in northwestern Europe in 2002

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This study was supported financially by the German Federal Environmental Agency (FKZ 203 61 299).

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, 30559, Hannover, Germany

    G. Müller, U. Kaim, P. Wohlsein & W. Baumgärtner

  2. Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, 30559, Hannover, Germany

    L. Haas & I. Greiser-Wilke

  3. Research and Technology Center Westcoast, University of Kiel, Hafentörn 1, 25761, Büsum, Germany

    U. Siebert

  4. Institute of Toxicology, Merck KGaA, Frankfurter Str. 250, 64271, Darmstadt, Germany

    G. Müller

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Müller, G., Kaim, U., Haas, L. et al. Phocine distemper virus: characterization of the morbillivirus causing the seal epizootic in northwestern Europe in 2002. Arch Virol 153, 951–956 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-008-0055-4

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