Detection of cetacean morbillivirus in dolphin feces and the potential application for live cetacean health monitoring
Kristi L. West,
Ilse Silva‐Krott,
Cody W. Clifton
et al.
Abstract:Cetacean mortality resulting from infectious disease is significant. Viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections have been identified as causes of death from many regions of the world, with infectious disease responsible for up to 60% of deaths in stranded cetaceans when quantified according to natural and anthropogenic causes from isolated areas (Cuvertoret-Sanz et al., 2020;Diaz-Delgado et al., 2018). Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) has been a leading cause of death in single and mass stranding events o… Show more
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