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Short-Finned Pilot Whale Strandings Associated with Pilot Whale Morbillivirus, Brazil

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Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) causes illness and death in cetaceans worldwide; the CeMV strains circulating in the Southern Hemisphere are poorly known. We detected a pilot whale CeMV strain in 3… Click to show full abstract

Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) causes illness and death in cetaceans worldwide; the CeMV strains circulating in the Southern Hemisphere are poorly known. We detected a pilot whale CeMV strain in 3 short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) stranded in Brazil during July–October 2020. Our results confirm this virus circulates in this species.

Keywords: short finned; pilot whale; whale strandings; morbillivirus; finned pilot; brazil

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2023

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