In September 2014, 7 sperm whales stranded along the Adriatic Italian coastlines. Postmortem investigations on 3 dead females dead and in 1 fetus harbored by the largest one revealed molecular and immunoistochemical evidences of dolphin morbillivirus infection. A possible role of the virus in the stranding event was considered.
Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy
MAZZARIOL, SANDRO
Investigation
;CENTELLEGHE, CINZIAFormal Analysis
;
2017
Abstract
In September 2014, 7 sperm whales stranded along the Adriatic Italian coastlines. Postmortem investigations on 3 dead females dead and in 1 fetus harbored by the largest one revealed molecular and immunoistochemical evidences of dolphin morbillivirus infection. A possible role of the virus in the stranding event was considered.
File in questo prodotto:
| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
16-0239.pdf
accesso aperto
Tipologia:
Postprint (accepted version)
Licenza:
Accesso gratuito
Dimensione
283.61 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
283.61 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
Pubblicazioni consigliate
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
