Dolphin Morbillivirus in Eurasian Otters, Italy [PDF]
, 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.
Cafiero, Maria Assunta +13 more
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Novel dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) outbreak among Mediterranean striped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba in Italian waters [PDF]
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2019 An unusual mortality event (UME) of striped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba occurred in the period July to December 2016 along the Italian Ionian coastline. We conducted a complete postmortem examination on 28 specimens and detected dolphin morbillivirus (DMV), by means of biomolecular analyses, in the target tissues of 17 animals.
Pautasso A. +21 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 While the Mediterranean Sea has been designated as a Global Biodiversity Hotspot, assessments of cetacean population abundance are lacking for large portions of the region, particularly in the southern and eastern basins.
Nina Luisa Santostasi +4 more
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Vascularization of the trachea in the bottlenose dolphin: Comparison with bovine and evidence for evolutionary adaptations to diving [PDF]
, 2018 The rigid structure of the mammalian trachea is functional to maintain constant patency and airflow during breathing, but no gas exchange takes place through its walls.
Bagnoli, Paola +3 more
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Diet of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in southern Spanish waters
Marine Mammal Science, 2022 AbstractIdentifiable food remains were analyzed from 46 stomachs of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded in southern Spain between 2007 and 2014. Results suggest that the species feeds mainly on mesopelagic and neritic fish, but also on oceanic squids.
Camilo Saavedra +8 more
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Interspecies Retinal Diversity and Optic Nerve Anatomy in Odontocetes
Animals, 2023 Throughout evolution, odontocete vision has had to readapt to the aquatic environment, which has had far-reaching effects on ocular anatomy and neurology.
Michiel W. E. De Boeck +2 more
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The diatoms test in veterinary medicine: a pilot study on cetaceans and sea turtles [PDF]
, 2018 Fishing activities are considered one of the most relevant threats for cetaceans and sea turtles con- servation since these animals are sometimes found dead entangled in fishing gears.
Barbieri, Stefania +11 more
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Fatal Systemic Morbillivirus Infection in Bottlenose Dolphin, Canary Islands, Spain
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 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
Eva Sierra +6 more
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Rhabdomyolysis and Myoglobinuric Nephrosis (Capture Myopathy) in a Striped Dolphin [PDF]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2007 This report describes delayed myoglobinuric capture myopathy in a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) found stranded alive on the coast of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain). The animal was transported to Gran Canaria where it died 48 hr after stranding.
Herráez Thomas, Pedro Manuel +5 more
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Pathology of Striped Dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) Infected with Brucella ceti [PDF]
Journal of Comparative Pathology, 2010 Seventeen striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) displaying swimming disorders compatible with neurological syndromes were investigated for Brucella infection. Sixteen dolphins had meningoencephalomyelitis. Serum antibody against Brucella antigen was detected in all 14 animals tested and Brucella ceti was isolated from eight out of nine animals ...
González-Barrientos, Rocio +6 more
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