Dolphin Morbillivirus Epizootic Resurgence, Mediterranean Sea

oleh: Juan-Antonio Raga, Ashley Banyard, Mariano Domingo, Mandy Corteyn, Marie-Françoise Van Bressem, Mercedes Fernández, Francisco-Javier Aznar, Thomas Barrett

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-03-01

Deskripsi

In July 2007, >100 striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, were found dead along the coast of the Spanish Mediterranean. Of 10 dolphins tested, 7 were positive for a virus strain closely related to the dolphin morbillivirus that was isolated during a previous epizootic in 1990.