Guiana Dolphin Unusual Mortality Event and Link to Cetacean Morbillivirus, Brazil

Guiana Dolphin Unusual Mortality Event and Link to Cetacean Morbillivirus, Brazil

During November–December 2017, a mass die-off of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Molecular and pathologic investigations on 20 animals indicated that cetacean morbillivirus played a major role. Our findings increase the knowledge on health and disease aspects of...

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Main Authors: Kátia R. Groch, Elitieri B. Santos-Neto, Josué Díaz-Delgado, Joana M.P. Ikeda, Rafael R. Carvalho, Raissa B. Oliveira, Emi B. Guari, Tatiana L. Bisi, Alexandre F. Azevedo, José Lailson-Brito, José L. Catão-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Sotalia guianensis
Paramyxoviridae
morbillivirus outbreak
die-off
dolphin
immunosuppression
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/7/18-0139_article

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