Molecular genetic evidence of a novel morbillivirus in a long-finned pilot whale (Globicephalus melas).

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Taubenberger, J. K. ; Tsai, M. M. ; Atkin, T. J. ; Fanning, T. G. ; Krafft, A. E. ; Moeller, R. B. ; Kodsi, S. E. ; Mense, M. G. ; Lipscomb, T. P.
• Description:
  A long-finned pilot whale with morbilliviral disease was stranded in New Jersey. An immunohistochemical stain demonstrated morbilliviral antigen. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for morbillivirus P and N genes was positive. Novel sequences most closely related to, but distinct from, those of dolphin and porpoise morbilliviruses suggest that this virus may represent a third member of the cetacean morbillivirus group.
• Subjects:
  Animals Female Genes, Viral Immunohistochemistry Morbillivirus Morbillivirus Infections Whales
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 6(1):42-45.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7e152b390d4cfdbeabe5bcbd1e978b35aa586129c6cb29bfc8b76ae1f9c7a9d2
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14941/cdc_14941_DS1.pdf
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