The concurrent pressures of rising global temperatures, rates and incidence of species
decline, and emergence of infectious diseases represent an unprecedented planetary crisis …

The harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) is the world's most widely distributed pinniped species
ranging from temperate to Arctic regions (30–78.5° N in the Atlantic, 28–61.2° N in the …

Conservation efforts have mainly been focused on depleted species or populations, but
many formerly reduced marine mammal populations have recovered to historical …

Here we review the state-of-the-art of pathogens in select marine and terrestrial key species
of the Baltic Sea, ie ringed seal (Pusa hispida), harbour seal (Phoca vitulina), grey seal …

Anthropogenic activities are increasingly linked to emerging diseases that cause mortality
across many taxa. Human interference arising from ecotourism, in particular, can increase …

Phocine distemper virus (PDV) is a morbillivirus that circulates within pinnipeds in the North
Atlantic. PDV has caused two known unusual mortality events (UMEs) in western Europe …

Marine mammals play a critical role as sentinels for tracking the spread of zoonotic
diseases, with viruses being the primary causative factor behind infectious disease induced …

Historically, the seals and harbour porpoises of the Baltic Sea and North Sea have been
subjected to hunting, chemical pollutants and repeated mass mortalities, leading to …

An unusual mass mortality event (MME) of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and harbour
porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) occurred in Denmark and Sweden in June 2007. Prior to …

The harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) is the most widely distributed pinniped, occupying a wide
variety of habitats and climatic zones across the Northern Hemisphere. Intriguingly, the …