The Marine Mammal Research Unit undertakes independent research on interactions between humans and marine mammals, marine mammals as indicators
The Vancouver Aquarium is a non-profit society dedicated to the conservation of aquatic life.
Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, NIAID, NIH The Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases (LPD) conducts basic and applied research on the prevention, control, and treatment of a variety of parasitic and bacterial diseases of global importance.
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Massive epizootics associated with morbillivirus have been documented in multiple regions in Europe and along the east coast of the United States. However, there are few plans in place to monitor for and directly intervene during an outbreak despite the sporadic detection of infections with clinical disease and pathology in sea otters in Washington State and more recently in Alaska.