Dear ECS and MARMAM members, The following workshop will be held at the forthcoming ECS Conference, Setúbal, Portugal: Workshop on "Marine Mammal Morbilliviruses", Sunday, 7th of April 2013 Morbilliviruses have long been known as the cause of serious diseases in a wide range of mainly terrestrial domestic and wildlife species. Since their characterisation in the 1980s, morbilliviruses have been reported in an increasing number of marine mammal species and both phocine distemper virus (PDV) and cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) have been associated with mass mortalities in pinnipeds and cetaceans, respectively. The workshop aims to discuss marine mammal morbillivirus epidemiology, taxonomy and phylogeny, clinical signs and lesions, diagnostics, as well as other relevant factors, in order to improve our knowledge about and to understand the consequences of these infections. Program and speakers Marine mammal morbillivirus epidemiology and worldwide distribution - Mariano Domingo Molecular epidemiology and taxonomy of the Cetacean morbillivirus. - Consuelo Rubio Guerri Morbillivirus in seals with focus on the PDV outbreaks in Europe - Rune Dietz Morbillivirus infections in Mediterranean Striped dolphins - Mariano Domingo Demographic consequences of CeMV on the resident Gibraltar strait pilot whale population: implications for the conservation of the species in the Spanish Mediterranean - Pauline Gauffier Chronic CeMV central nervous system disease - Sara Soto A review of CeMV in Mysticetes - Thierry Jauniaux Morbillivirus secondary infections (Toxoplasmosis, Mycoses, Herpes) – Sara Soto Diagnose of cetacean morbillivirus – Eva Sierra It will be a full-day workshop, from 9:30 to 18:00. Cost: 25 €, to be paid at the venue of the workshop. Pre-registration is required, as places are limited to 50. To register, go to : http://ecsmorbillivirus.wufoo.com/forms/workshop-on-marine-mammal-morbillivi... For more information, or question, contact with Ana Godinho ana_godinho@yahoo.com<mailto:ana_godinho@yahoo.com> More information about the workshop and the ECS Meeting: http://www.escolademar.pt/ecs2013/workshops/ Organisers: Ana Godinho, Mariano Domingo, Morten Tange Olsen Best regards, Mariano Domingo, workshop co-organiser Mariano Domingo Investigador Campus de Bellaterra,edifici CReSA 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona) Tel.: +34 93 581 4567 Fax: +34 93 581 44 90 mariano.domingo@cresa.uab.cat www.cresa.cat [cid:3A2E1867-09E9-48C2-B179-81D8E9D1ABA9] ________________________________