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 morbilli- virus infection. This report confirms inter...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Main Authors: MAZZARIOL, SANDRO, Peletto S, MONDIN, ALESSANDRA, CENTELLEGHE, CINZIA, Di Guardo G, Di Francesco CE, Casalone C, Acutis PL
Other Authors: Mazzariol, Sandro, Peletto, S, Mondin, Alessandra, Centelleghe, Cinzia, Di Guardo, G, Di Francesco, Ce, Casalone, C, Acutis, Pl
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Veterinary Microbiology
Dolphin Morbilliviru
Pinniped
Cetacean
Mediterranean Sea
harbor seal
Phoca vitulina
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11577/2552302
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 morbilli- virus infection. This report confirms interspecies DMV transmission from cetaceans to pinnipeds.

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