Dear all,
My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent
publication: Short-Finned Pilot Whale Strandings Associated with Pilot Whale Morbillivirus, Brazil.
Costa-Silva S, Sacristán C, Soares RM, Carvalho VL, Castilho PV, Cremer MJ, et al.
Short-Finned Pilot Whale Strandings Associated with Pilot Whale Morbillivirus, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023;29(1):214-217.
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2901.221549Abstract
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.
The full article is available at:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/1/22-1549_articleBest wishes,
Samira.
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