Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy

In September 2014, seven sperm whales were stranded along Italy’s Adriatic coastline. Postmortem investigations on 3 female adult whales and 1 male fetus carried by the largest female revealed molecular and immunohistochemical evidence of dolphin morbillivirus infection. A possible role of the virus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mazzariol, Sandro, Centelleghe, Cinzia, Di Provvido, Andrea, Di Renzo, Ludovica, Cardeti, Giusy, Cersini, Antonella, Fichi, Gianluca, Petrella, Antonio, Di Francesco, Cristina Esmeralda, Mignone, Walter, Casalone, Cristina, Di Guardo, Giovanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5176224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27983493
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.160239
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Sumario:In September 2014, seven sperm whales were stranded along Italy’s Adriatic coastline. Postmortem investigations on 3 female adult whales and 1 male fetus carried by the largest female revealed molecular and immunohistochemical evidence of dolphin morbillivirus infection. A possible role of the virus in the stranding event was considered.

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