Characterization of Cetacean Morbillivirus in Humpback Whales, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  de Amorim, Derek B. ; de Camargo, Laura J. ; Ribeiro, Paula R. ; Budaszewski, Renata da F. ; Menegatt, Jean Carlo O. ; Paz, Milena C. ; de Castro, Lucas T. ; Almeida, Paula R. ; Olegário, Juliana C. ; Canal, Cláudio W. ; Sonne, Luciana
• Description:
  Cetacean morbillivirus is an etiologic agent associated with strandings of live and dead cetacean species occurring sporadically or as epizootics worldwide. We report 2 cases of cetacean morbillivirus in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Brazil and describe the anatomopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular characterization findings in the specimens.
• Subjects:
  Animals Humpback Whale Morbillivirus Morbillivirus Infections Phylogeny
• Keywords:
  Brazil CeMV Cetacean Morbillivirus Epizootic Guiana Dolphin Morbillivirus Humpback Whales Marine Mammal Mysticete Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(6):1296-1298
• Pubmed ID:
  38781986
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11138977
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Research Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0da3f7b943b64bd5d4ccc263cdb84392d8c1fa6bc34966b1c10192a07ab9ee3e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156993/cdc_156993_DS1.pdf
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