Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to
announce the following publication:
Mazzariol S, Centelleghe C, Beffagna G, Povinelli M,
Terracciano G, Cocumelli C, Pintore A., Denurra D., Casalone
C., Pautasso A., Di Francesco C.E., Di Guardo G. Mediterranean
fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) threatened by dolphin
morbillivirus. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Feb.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2202.150882
Abstract: During 2011–2013, dolphin morbillivirus was
molecularly identified in 4 stranded fin whales from the
Mediterranean Sea. Nucleoprotein, phosphoprotein, and
hemagglutinin gene sequences of the identified strain were
highly homologous with those of a morbillivirus that caused a
2006–2007 epidemic in the Mediterranean. Dolphin morbillivirus
represents a serious threat for fin whales.
The paper is available online on Emerging Infectious Diseases
as ahead of print:
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/2/15-0882_article Kind
Regards and Happy New Year,
Sandro Mazzariol
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Dr. Sandro Mazzariol, DVM, PhD
Dipartimento di Biomedicina Comparata e Alimentazione (BCA)
Università degli Studi di Padova
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