Table 2. Outcome of sealpox infection among 23 pinnipeds at 9 marine mammal rehabilitation facilities, North America, 2007–2009.
| Characteristic | Outcome of infection, no. animals |
Total no. animals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illness resolved | Animal died or was euthanized | Unknown | ||
| Species | ||||
| California sea lion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Gray seal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Northern elephant seal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Harbor seal | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Male | ||||
| Pup, <1 y of age | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Adult | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Female | ||||
| Pup | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Adult | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Time of lesion development | ||||
| At admission to facility | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| <5 wk after admission | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| >5 wk after admission | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Health status | ||||
| Diseased | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Malnourished | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Injured plus malnourished or diseased | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |