Mediterranean fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) threatened by Dolphin Morbillivirus
- Mazzariol, S
- Centelleghe, C
- Beffagna, G
- Povinelli, M
- Terracciano, G
- Cocumelli, C
- Pintore, A
- Denurra, D
- Casalone, C
- Pautasso, A
- Di Francesco, Cristina Esmeralda
- Di Guardo, Giovanni
Publication date
January 2016
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Abstract
During 2011-2013, dolphin morbillivirus was molecularly identified in 4 stranded fin whales from the Mediterranean Sea. Nucleoprotein, phosphoprotein, and hemagglutinin gene sequences of the identified strain were highly homologous with those of a morbillivirus that caused a 2006-2007 epidemic in the Mediterranean. Dolphin morbillivirus represents a serious threat for fin whales
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