Morbillivirus and coronavirus survey in stranded cetaceans, Brazil. [PDF]
Since 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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Complete Genome Sequencing of the Divergent Guiana Dolphin Morbillivirus (GDMV), Brazil [PDF]
Cetacean 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.
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Fatal Systemic Morbillivirus Infection in Bottlenose Dolphin, Canary Islands, Spain [PDF]
A systemic morbillivirus infection was diagnosed postmortem in a juvenile bottlenose dolphin stranded in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean in 2005. Sequence analysis of a conserved fragment of the morbillivirus phosphoprotein gene indicated that the virus
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Morbillivirus and Pilot Whale Deaths, Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
An outbreak of a lethal morbillivirus infection of long-finned pilot whales occurred in the Mediterranean Sea from the end of October 2006 through April 2007.
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Feline morbillivirus infection associated with fatal encephalitis in a Bengal cat [PDF]
Feline morbillivirus (FeMV) is a recently discovered morbillivirus of the family Paramyxoviridae, which include several highly contagious viruses with zoonotic potential. In this case report we describe the detection of FeMV in archived brain tissue of a
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Deep breath out: molecular survey of selected pathogens in blow and skin biopsies from North Atlantic cetaceans [PDF]
Background Cetacean morbillivirus, herpesvirus, avian influenza virus (AIV) and Brucella spp. have been linked to numerous cetacean strandings in the Northeast (NE) Atlantic.
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A South American Mouse Morbillivirus Provides Insight into a Clade of Rodent-Borne Morbilliviruses [PDF]
Morbilliviruses are negative-sense single-stranded monosegmented RNA viruses in the family Paramyxoviridae (order Mononegavirales). Morbilliviruses infect diverse mammals including humans, dogs, cats, small ruminants, seals, and cetaceans, which serve as
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Canine Distemper Virus in Mexico: A Risk Factor for Wildlife [PDF]
Canine 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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Novel Morbillivirus as Putative Cause of Fetal Death and Encephalitis among Swine
Morbilliviruses are highly contagious pathogens. The Morbillivirus genus includes measles virus, canine distemper virus (CDV), phocine distemper virus (PDV), peste des petits ruminants virus, rinderpest virus, and feline morbillivirus.
Bailey Arruda +3 more
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Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) is a global threat to cetaceans. We report a novel morbillivirus from a Fraser’s dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) that stranded in Maui, Hawaii in 2018 that is dissimilar to the beaked whale morbillivirus previously identified ...
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