Morbillivirus in common seals stranded on the coasts of Belgium and northern France during summer 1998

Jauniaux, Thierry; Boseret, Géraldine; Desmecht, M.; Haelters, J.; Manteca, C.; Tavernier, J.; Gompel, J. Van; Coignoul, Freddy

doi:10.1136/vr.148.19.587

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“…Meningoencephalitis is also a feature of CDV infection of other species, with distemper inclusion bodies observed in the meninges of infected foxes (21) and histological evidence of meningoencephalitis reported in black-footed ferrets and a Siberian tiger (33,45). While some morbilliviruses such as measles or rinderpest virus rarely spread to the CNS, meningoencephalitis has also been reported in seals and dolphins infected with phocine distemper and cetacean morbilliviruses, respectively (16,17,23). However, data on the distribution of morbillivirus antigen in the meninges of infected animals or routes of entry into the CSF are scarce.…”

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Recombinant Canine Distemper Virus Strain Snyder Hill Expressing Green or Red Fluorescent Proteins Causes Meningoencephalitis in the Ferret

Ludlow

Nguyen

Silin

et al. 2012

J Virol

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Recombinant Canine Distemper Virus Strain Snyder Hill Expressing Green or Red Fluorescent Proteins Causes Meningoencephalitis in the Ferret

Ludlow

Nguyen

Silin

et al. 2012

J Virol

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“…Southern North Sea POM values cannot be extrapolated to such oceanic species. δ 15 N values might also increase in starving animals as they might use their proteins for survival (Gannes et al 1998), and this raises the question of the suitability of stranded marine mammals for isotopic studies as they might have poor body condition (Jauniaux et al 1998(Jauniaux et al , 2001(Jauniaux et al , 2002. In birds, nutritional stress led to a substantial increase in diet-fractionation values (Hobson & Clark 1992, Gannes et al 1998.…”

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“…Finally, we also addressed the question of whether more occasional species such as the fin whale, white-sided dolphin or sperm whale actually feed within the Southern Bight of the North Sea. Jauniaux et al 1998Jauniaux et al , 2001Jauniaux et al , 2002.…”

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Marine mammals from the southern North Sea: feeding ecology data from δ13C and δ15N measurements

Das¹,

Lepoint²,

Leroy³

et al. 2003

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

109

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The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena, grey seal Halichoerus grypus, harbour seal Phoca vitulina and white-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris are regularly found stranded along southern North Sea coasts. Occasionally, offshore species such as the fin whale Balaenoptera physalus, the white-sided dolphin L. acutus and the sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus are also found stranded. In order to trace their diet, we measured δ 13 C and δ 15 N in their muscles as well as in 49 invertebrate and fish species collected from the southern North Sea. The δ 15 N data indicate that the harbour seal, grey seal and white-beaked dolphin occupy the highest trophic position, along with ichtyophageous fishes such as the cod Gadus morhua (mean muscle values of 18.7, 17.9, 18.8 and 19.2 ‰ respectively). The harbour porpoise occupies a slightly lower trophic position (mean δ 15 N value of 16.2 ‰), reflecting a higher amount of zooplanktivorous fishes in its diet (mean δ 15 N of 14.7 ‰); 2 suckling harbour porpoises displayed a significant δ 15 N enrichment of 2.2 ‰ compared to adult females. Adult females are δ 15 N-enriched compared to adult male harbour porpoises. Fin whales, sperm whales and white-sided dolphins are 13 C-depleted compared to southern North Sea particulate organic matter and species, suggesting that despite regular sightings, they do not feed within the southern North Sea area. KEY WORDS: North Sea · Marine mammals · Stable isotopes · Food webResale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher

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“…2,15 Therefore blubber was sampled from the cranial insertion of the dorsal n and stored wrapped in aluminum foil at À20 C. All washed ashore carcasses were either freshly dead or slightly decomposed. Post-mortem investigations were performed according to the protocol from Kuiken and Hartmann 16 and Jauniaux et al 17 The length of individuals was used to determine age groups. Porpoises with lengths ranging from 91 to 130 cm were considered as juveniles and animals greater than 130 cm were considered as adults.…”

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Organochlorines in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded along the southern North Sea between 2010 and 2013

Mahfouz

Henry

Jauniaux

et al. 2014

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts

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7 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), 6 dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDXs) and 8 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were measured in the blubber of 20 harbour porpoises stranded on the coasts of the southern North Sea between 2010 and 2013. The results showed that porpoises that died from infectious diseases displayed significantly higher levels of PCBs in their blubber compared to healthy porpoises that died from physical trauma. P 7CBs and P DDXs were higher in juvenile porpoises compared to adult females. Except for three individuals, PBDE concentrations were below the limit of quantification in the blubber samples treated. In general, levels of PCBs and DDXs obtained in the blubber of porpoises from this study were in the same order of magnitude or even lower than those obtained in the blubber of porpoises stranded along the North East Atlantic Ocean and the Black Sea over the period 1987 and 2013. The results of the present study suggest that even if the status of marine pollution has been improved, a continuous long-term contamination by toxic organochlorines over many generations may be observed. Environmental impactThis paper investigated organochlorine concentrations and proles in the blubber of stranded harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) along the southern North Sea between 2010 and 2013. In the last decade, porpoise stranding has increased in French, Belgian and Dutch coastal waters. Since organochlorines are known to exert immunotoxicity in harbour porpoise individuals, special interest may be accorded to the contaminant levels in their organs and tissues. Based on the results, the paper relates polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) to the maturity status and the gender of stranded porpoises, along with the cause of death of porpoises whether it was a natural mortality or a death due to infectious diseases.

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Morbillivirus in common seals stranded on the coasts of Belgium and northern France during summer 1998

Abstract: Sixteen common seals (Phoca vitulina)

Cited by 18 publications

References 27 publications

Recombinant Canine Distemper Virus Strain Snyder Hill Expressing Green or Red Fluorescent Proteins Causes Meningoencephalitis in the Ferret

Recombinant Canine Distemper Virus Strain Snyder Hill Expressing Green or Red Fluorescent Proteins Causes Meningoencephalitis in the Ferret

Marine mammals from the southern North Sea: feeding ecology data from δ13C and δ15N measurements

Organochlorines in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded along the southern North Sea between 2010 and 2013

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