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Science 22 September 2000:
Vol. 289. no. 5487, pp. 2017 - 2018
DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5487.2017a
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VIROLOGY:
Canine Virus Blamed in Caspian Seal Deaths

Richard Stone

Canine distemper virus has been identified as the most likely cause of a die-off of thousands of seals in the Caspian Sea earlier this year. Although the findings by two independent research groups allay fears of a threat to humans, they heighten concerns about the survival of the imperiled species.

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