Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy

In September 2014, seven sperm whales were stranded along Italy’s Adriatic coastline. Postmortem investigations on 3 female adult whales and 1 male fetus carried by the largest female revealed molecular and immunohistochemical evidence of dolphin morbillivirus infection. A possible role of the virus...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Sandro Mazzariol, Cinzia Centelleghe, Andrea Di Provvido, Ludovica Di Renzo, Giusy Cardeti, Antonella Cersini, Gianluca Fichi, Antonio Petrella, Cristina Esmeralda Di Francesco, Walter Mignone, Cristina Casalone, Giovanni Di Guardo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.160239
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:7162df329e774125a7cdb5d88c4bdfba 2023-05-15T17:59:21+02:00 Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy Sandro Mazzariol Cinzia Centelleghe Andrea Di Provvido Ludovica Di Renzo Giusy Cardeti Antonella Cersini Gianluca Fichi Antonio Petrella Cristina Esmeralda Di Francesco Walter Mignone Cristina Casalone Giovanni Di Guardo 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.160239 https://doaj.org/article/7162df329e774125a7cdb5d88c4bdfba EN eng Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-0239_article https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040 https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059 doi:10.3201/eid2301.160239 1080-6040 1080-6059 https://doaj.org/article/7162df329e774125a7cdb5d88c4bdfba Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 144-146 (2017) morbillivirus Physeter macrocephalus mass stranding dolphins whales Italy Medicine R Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.160239 2022-12-31T01:41:49Z In September 2014, seven sperm whales were stranded along Italy’s Adriatic coastline. Postmortem investigations on 3 female adult whales and 1 male fetus carried by the largest female revealed molecular and immunohistochemical evidence of dolphin morbillivirus infection. A possible role of the virus in the stranding event was considered. Article in Journal/Newspaper Physeter macrocephalus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Emerging Infectious Diseases 23 1 144 146
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Physeter macrocephalus
mass stranding
dolphins
whales
Italy
Medicine
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Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
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Physeter macrocephalus
mass stranding
dolphins
whales
Italy
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Sandro Mazzariol
Cinzia Centelleghe
Andrea Di Provvido
Ludovica Di Renzo
Giusy Cardeti
Antonella Cersini
Gianluca Fichi
Antonio Petrella
Cristina Esmeralda Di Francesco
Walter Mignone
Cristina Casalone
Giovanni Di Guardo
Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy
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Physeter macrocephalus
mass stranding
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whales
Italy
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
description In September 2014, seven sperm whales were stranded along Italy’s Adriatic coastline. Postmortem investigations on 3 female adult whales and 1 male fetus carried by the largest female revealed molecular and immunohistochemical evidence of dolphin morbillivirus infection. A possible role of the virus in the stranding event was considered.
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author Sandro Mazzariol
Cinzia Centelleghe
Andrea Di Provvido
Ludovica Di Renzo
Giusy Cardeti
Antonella Cersini
Gianluca Fichi
Antonio Petrella
Cristina Esmeralda Di Francesco
Walter Mignone
Cristina Casalone
Giovanni Di Guardo
author_facet Sandro Mazzariol
Cinzia Centelleghe
Andrea Di Provvido
Ludovica Di Renzo
Giusy Cardeti
Antonella Cersini
Gianluca Fichi
Antonio Petrella
Cristina Esmeralda Di Francesco
Walter Mignone
Cristina Casalone
Giovanni Di Guardo
author_sort Sandro Mazzariol
title Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy
title_short Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy
title_full Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy
title_fullStr Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy
title_full_unstemmed Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy
title_sort dolphin morbillivirus associated with a mass stranding of sperm whales, italy
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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url https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.160239
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