Dear collegues,

we're pleased to announce the following recent publication in BMC Veterinary Research reguarding the first case of co-infection of Dolphin Morbillivirus and Toxoplasma gondii in a Mediterranean fin whale (Balenoptera physalus) stranded on January 26th, 2011 along Tuscany coastline (Italy). Another fin whale positive to morbillivirus stranded in october 2011 in Sardinia.

Mazzariol S., Marcer F., Mignone W., Serracca L., Goria M., Marsili L., Di Guardo G. and Casalone C (2012). Dolphin Morbillivirus and Toxoplasma gondii coinfection in a Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus). BMC Veterinary Research 8:20.


The abstract and provisional pdf could be found at the following address.


http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/8/20/abstract


For any comment or question, please don't exitate to contact me (sandro.mazzariol@unipd.it)

Best regards

Sandro Mazzariol
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Dr. Sandro Mazzariol, DVM, PhD
Dept. of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science (BCA)
University of Padova
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