Nine cases have been confirmed and 17 are suspected.
The loss may threaten the population's future by reducing the number of surviving pups and highlights the need for continued, intensive monitoring.
Increased early vaccination began in February, perhaps due to clinician and/or parental concern, the authors say.
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