Guiana Dolphin Unusual Mortality Event and Link to Cetacean Morbillivirus, Brazil

During November–December 2017, a mass die-off of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Molecular and pathologic investigations on 20 animals indicated that cetacean morbillivirus played a major role. Our findings increase the knowledge on health and disease aspects of...

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Autores principales: Groch, Kátia R., Santos-Neto, Elitieri B., Díaz-Delgado, Josué, Ikeda, Joana M.P., Carvalho, Rafael R., Oliveira, Raissa B., Guari, Emi B., Bisi, Tatiana L., Azevedo, Alexandre F., Lailson-Brito, José, Catão-Dias, José L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6038766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29912687
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2407.180139
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Sumario:During November–December 2017, a mass die-off of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Molecular and pathologic investigations on 20 animals indicated that cetacean morbillivirus played a major role. Our findings increase the knowledge on health and disease aspects of this endangered species.

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