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1 April 1986 ANTIBODIES TO MARINE CALICIVIRUSES IN THE PACIFIC WALRUS (ODOBENUS ROSMARUS DIVERGENS ILLIGER)
J. E. Barlough, E. S. Berry, D. E. Skilling, A. W. Smith, F. H. Fay
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Abstract

Sera from 155 Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens Illiger), sampled in the Chukchi Sea during the summer of 1983, were tested for serum neutralizing (SN) antibodies to six marine calicivirus serotypes. Serotypes tested included San Miguel sea lion virus (SMSV) types 1, 5, 8, and 10, previously isolated from northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus Linné) in the Bering Sea; walrus calicivirus (WCV), previously isolated from walrus feces collected off sea ice in the Chukchi Sea; and Tillamook calicivirus (TCV), a bovine isolate from Oregon of suspected marine origin. No antibodies were found to SMSV-1, SMSV-10, or TCV. Antibodies to SMSV-5 were found in two animals (titers 1:20 and 1:160); antibodies to SMSV-8 were found in four animals (all 1:20); and antibodies to WCV were found in one animal (titer 1:40). Antibodies to WCV have been found in the Pacific walrus previously; however, this represents the first report of antibodies to any of the SMSV serotypes in this marine mammal.

Barlough, Berry, Skilling, Smith, and Fay: ANTIBODIES TO MARINE CALICIVIRUSES IN THE PACIFIC WALRUS (ODOBENUS ROSMARUS DIVERGENS ILLIGER)1
J. E. Barlough, E. S. Berry, D. E. Skilling, A. W. Smith, and F. H. Fay "ANTIBODIES TO MARINE CALICIVIRUSES IN THE PACIFIC WALRUS (ODOBENUS ROSMARUS DIVERGENS ILLIGER)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 22(2), 165-168, (1 April 1986). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-22.2.165
Received: 6 June 1985; Published: 1 April 1986
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