Dolphin Morbillivirus Infection in a Captive Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

During the second morbillivirus epidemic (2007 to 2011) in cetaceans along the Italian coastline, dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) was detected by molecular analyses in a captive harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), with pathological findings consistent with morbillivirus infection. This report confirms intersp...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Main Authors: Mazzariol, Sandro, Peletto, Simone, Mondin, Alessandra, Centelleghe, Cinzia, Di Guardo, Giovanni, Di Francesco, Cristina Esmeralda, Casalone, Cristina, Acutis, Pier Luigi
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
Subjects:
Case Reports
harbor seal
Phoca vitulina
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3553930
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23224101
https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02710-12
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Summary:During the second morbillivirus epidemic (2007 to 2011) in cetaceans along the Italian coastline, dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) was detected by molecular analyses in a captive harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), with pathological findings consistent with morbillivirus infection. This report confirms interspecies DMV transmission from cetaceans to pinnipeds.

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