We studied the etiology of encephalitis in a fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) that stranded in 2016 on the coast of Denmark. Dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) was detected in the brain and other organs. Phylogenetics showed close relation to DMV isolated from a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Spain in 2012.
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1 October 2017
Dolphin Morbillivirus in a Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in Denmark, 2016
Wendy K. Jo,
Miguel L. Grilo,
Peter Wohlsein,
Emilie U. Andersen-Ranberg,
Mette S. Hansen,
Carl C. Kinze,
Charlotte K. Hjulsager,
Morten T. Olsen,
Kristina Lehnert,
Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff,
Ursula Siebert,
Albert Osterhaus,
Wolfgang Baumgärtner,
Lasse F. Jensen,
Erhard van der Vries
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 53 • No. 4
October 2017
Vol. 53 • No. 4
October 2017