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Harbor Porpoise Deaths Associated with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, the Netherlands, 2021

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
In August 2021, a large-scale mortality event affected harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Netherlands. Pathology and ancillary testing of 22 animals indicated that the most likely cause of death was Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection.
Lonneke L. IJsseldijk   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in a Harbor Porpoise, Sweden

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
We found highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b associated with meningoencephalitis in a stranded harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). The virus was closely related to strains responsible for a concurrent avian influenza outbreak
Elina Thorsson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: How Conservation Is Failing European Porpoises

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2021
The conservation of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) appears to be failing in Europe. There are particular concerns about this species in the Baltic Proper, Black, and Mediterranean Seas, as well as in the Northeast Atlantic, including the Iberian ...
Ida Carlén   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spontaneous neoplasms in harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena

open access: yesDiseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2022
Harbour porpoises are widely distributed in the North Atlantic and represent the most abundant cetacean species in the North and Baltic Seas. Spontaneous neoplasms are relatively rarely reported in cetaceans, and only little is known about neoplasia in harbour porpoises.
Gregor, K M   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Mycotic Infections in Free-Ranging Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Studies on the occurrence of fungal communities in the marine environment are still scarce, but mycotic infections in cetaceans are increasingly reported.
Athanasia Kapetanou   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

In the Search of Marine Pestiviruses: First Case of Phocoena Pestivirus in a Belt Sea Harbour Porpoise

open access: yesViruses, 2022
Pestiviruses are widespread pathogens causing severe acute and chronic diseases among terrestrial mammals. Recently, Phocoena pestivirus (PhoPeV) was described in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) of the North Sea, expanding the host range to marine ...
Iben Stokholm   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and wind farms: a case study in the Dutch North Sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The rapid increase in development of offshore wind energy in European waters has raised concern for the possible environmental impacts of wind farms. We studied whether harbour porpoise occurrence has been affected by the presence of the Dutch offshore ...
Brasseur, S.M.J.M.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Do pingers cause stress in fish? An experimental tank study with European sardine, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) (Actinopterygii, Clupeidae), exposed to a 70 kHz dolphin pinger [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Date of acceptance: 06/12/2014 Acknowledgments The study was funded by the Portuguese Ministry of Science (Fundac¸a˜o para a Cieˆncia e Tecnologia– FCT) through a PhD Grant of SG (SFRH/BD/47931/2008).
Begona Santos, M.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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