Dolphin morbillivirus epizootic resurgence, Mediterranean Sea

In July 2007, > 100 striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, were found dead along the coast of the Spanish Mediterranean. Of 10 dolphins tested, 7 were positive for a virus strain closely related to the dolphin morbillivirus that was isolated during a previous epizootic in 1990.

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2008-03, Vol.14 (3), p.471-473
Main Authors: Raga, Juan-Antonio, Banyard, Ashley, Domingo, Mariano, Corteyn, Mandy, Van Bressem, Marie-Françoise, Fernández, Mercedes, Aznar, Francisco-Javier, Barrett, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cetacea
Delphinidae
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
Diseases
Dispatch
dolphin
Dolphins
Health aspects
Identification and classification
Measles virus
Mediterranean Sea
Morbillivirus
Morbillivirus - genetics
Morbillivirus - isolation & purification
Morbillivirus Infections - epidemiology
re-emerging disease
Spain
Stenella - virology
Stenella coeruleoalba
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Summary:In July 2007, > 100 striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, were found dead along the coast of the Spanish Mediterranean. Of 10 dolphins tested, 7 were positive for a virus strain closely related to the dolphin morbillivirus that was isolated during a previous epizootic in 1990.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1403.071230