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An insight into the epidemiology of dolphin morbillivirus worldwide.

2001

Serum samples from 288 cetaceans representing 25 species and originating from 11 different countries were collected between 1995 and 1999 and examined for the presence of dolphin morbillivirus (DMV)-specific antibodies by an indirect ELISA (iELISA) (N=267) or a plaque reduction assay (N=21). A total of 35 odontocetes were seropositive: three harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and a common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) from the Northeastern (NE) Atlantic, a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from Kent (England), three striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), two Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus) and a bottlenose dolphin from the Mediterranean Sea, one common dolphin from the Southwes…

MaleCommon dolphinDolphinsCetaceaEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayStenella coeruleoalbaDelphinus delphisAntibodies ViralMicrobiologyAnimal DiseasesCetacea [whales dolphins and porpoises]biology.animalMediterranean SeaPrevalenceTursiops aduncusAnimalsAtlantic OceanIndian OceanPacific OceanGeneral VeterinarybiologyGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationBottlenose dolphinCetacean morbillivirusFisheryMorbillivirusFemalehuman activitiesPorpoiseMorbillivirus InfectionsVeterinary microbiology
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A review of virus infections of cataceans and the potential impact of morbilliviruses, poxviruses and papillomaviruses on host population dynamics.

1999

Viruses belonging to 9 families have been detected in cetaceans. We critically review the clinical features, pathology and epidemiology of the diseases they cause. Cetacean morbillivirus (family Paramyxoviridae) induces a serious disease with a high mortality rate and persists in several populations. It may have long-term effects on the dynamics of cetacean populations either as enzootic infection or recurrent epizootics. The latter presumably have the more profound impact due to removal of sexually mature individuals. Members of the family Poxviridae infect several species of odontocetes, resulting in ring and tattoo skin lesions. Although poxviruses apparently do not induce a high mortali…

MaleParamyxoviridaePopulationViral diseasesPoxviridae InfectionsAquatic Sciencemedicine.disease_causeHepadnaviridaeHerpesviridae:CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA [UNESCO]AdenoviridaeCetacea [whales dolphins and porpoises]Papovaviridaebiology.animalUNESCO::CIENCIAS DE LA VIDAmedicineAnimalsUNESCO::CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA::Biología animal (Zoología)educationPapovaviridaePapillomaviridaeEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsHerpesviridaeeducation.field_of_studyCetaceans:CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA::Biología animal (Zoología) [UNESCO]biologyPoxviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsParamyxoviridae ; Poxviridae ; Papovaviridae ; Herpesviridae ; Orthomyxoviridae ; Rhabdoviridae ; Caliciviridae ; Hepadnaviridae ; Adenoviridae ; Cetaceans ; Viral diseasesPhocoena spinipinnisbiology.organism_classificationOrthomyxoviridaeVirologyCaliciviridaeCetacean morbillivirusTumor Virus InfectionsMorbillivirusParamyxoviridaeCetaceaRhabdoviridaeCaliciviridaePorpoiseMorbillivirus InfectionsDiseases of aquatic organisms
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Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans

2009

The presence of tattoo skin disease (TSD) was examined in 1392 free-ranging and dead odontocetes comprising 17 species from the Americas, Europe, South Africa, New Zealand and Greenland. We investigated whether TSD prevalence varied with sex, age and health status. TSD was encountered in cetaceans from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans as well as in those from the North, Mediterranean and Tasman Seas. No clear patterns related to geography and host phylogeny were detected, except that prevalence of TSD in juveniles and, in 2 species (dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus and Burmeister’s porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis), in adults was remarkably high in samples from Peru. Environmental factors …

Maleendocrine systemZoologyCetaceaPhocoenaPoxviridae InfectionsDelphinus delphisAquatic ScienceSkin DiseasesAnimal DiseasesCetacea [whales dolphins and porpoises]Age DistributionSex FactorsCephalorhynchus eutropiabiology.animalAnimalsEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsbiologyEcologyAquatic animalPhocoena spinipinnisbiology.organism_classificationDusky dolphinFemaleCetaceaChordopoxvirinaePorpoise
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