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 -- Dr. Sandro Mazzariol, DVM, PhD Dipartimento di Biomedicina Comparata e Alimentazione (BCA) Università degli Studi di Padova Cetaceans strandings Emergency Response Team (CERT) AGRIPOLIS - Ed. Museo Viale dell'Università 16 35020 - Legnaro (PD) tel.: +39 049 827 2963 fax: +39 049 827 2973 skype: smazzariol