Mediterranean Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus) Threatened by Dolphin MorbilliVirus [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 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 ...
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Dolphin Morbillivirus in Eurasian Otters, Italy [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 We report biomolecular evidence of dolphin morbillivirus in 4 wild Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) from southern Italy; 2 animals showed simultaneous immunohistochemical reactivity against morbilliviral antigen.
Iolanda Padalino +13 more
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Genomic and structural investigation on dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) in Mediterranean fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus). [PDF]
, 2017 Dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) has been deemed as one of the most relevant threats for fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) being responsible for a mortality outbreak in the Mediterranean Sea in the last years.
Beffagna, Giorgia +4 more
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Morbillivirus receptors and tropism: multiple pathways for infection [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2012 Morbilliviruses, which include measles virus (MeV), canine distemper virus, and rinderpest virus, are among the most important pathogens in their respective hosts and cause severe syndromes. Morbilliviruses are enveloped viruses with 2 envelope proteins,
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Deep breath out: molecular survey of selected pathogens in blow and skin biopsies from North Atlantic cetaceans [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackground Cetacean morbillivirus, herpesvirus, avian influenza virus (AIV) and Brucella spp. have been linked to numerous cetacean strandings in the Northeast (NE) Atlantic.
Helena Costa +14 more
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Complete Genome Sequencing of the Divergent Guiana Dolphin Morbillivirus (GDMV), Brazil [PDF]
VirusesCetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) is a major threat to cetaceans worldwide, causing individual deaths and outbreaks of mass mortality. Based on partial sequences of the viral phosphoprotein, CeMV is subclassified into seven strains and two distinct lineages.
Kátia Regina Groch +6 more
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First report of a canine morbillivirus infection in a giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) in Brazil [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2020 Canine morbillivirus, also known as canine distemper virus (CDV), induces a contagious multisystemic disease caused by an enveloped RNA virus belonging to the genus Morbillivirus within the family Paramyxoviridae.
Melissa Debesa Belizário Granjeiro +12 more
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Morbillivirus and coronavirus survey in stranded cetaceans, Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS ONESince 2010, Guiana dolphin morbillivirus (GDMV; family Paramyxoviridae, genus Morbillivirus, species Morbillivirus ceti, syn. Cetacean morbillivirus) is recognized as the cause of death of multiple cetacean species along the Brazilian coast, including an
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Cetacean Morbillivirus-Associated Pathology: Knowns and Unknowns [PDF]
, 2016 The present minireview deals with the pathology of Cetacean Morbillivirus (CeMV) infection in free-ranging cetaceans. In this respect, while "classical" CeMV-associated lesions were observed in the lung, brain, and lymphoid tissues from striped dolphins (
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Canine Distemper Virus in Mexico: A Risk Factor for Wildlife [PDF]
VirusesCanine distemper is caused by a morbillivirus similar to others that affect livestock and humans. The increase in host range and its persistence in wildlife reservoirs complicate eradication considerably.
Juan Macías-González +5 more
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