Characterization of Cetacean Morbillivirus in Humpback Whales, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: de Amorim DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11138977 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature