Pathogen Prevalence in Cetaceans Stranded along the Italian Coastline between 2015 and 2020.

ABSTRACT: The monitoring of stranded marine mammals represents a strategic method to assess their health, conservation status, and ecological role in the marine ecosystem. Networks worldwide track stranding events for the passive monitoring of mortality patterns, emerging and reemerging pathogens, climate change, and environmental degradation from a One Health perspective. This study summarizes pathogen prevalence data from the Italian Stranding Network (ISN) derived from post-mortem investigations on cetaceans found dead stranded along the Italian coastline between 2015 and 2020. The decomposition of the carcasses and logistics limited the post-mortem examination to 585 individuals, out of 1236 single-stranding reports. The most relevant pathogens identified were Cetacean Morbillivirus, H

SUBMITTER: Grattarola C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11434651 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature