We review the molecular and epidemiological characteristics of cetacean morbillivirus
(CeMV) and the diagnosis and pathogenesis of associated disease, with six different strains …

Phocine distemper virus (PDV) was first recognized in 1988 following a massive epidemic in
harbor and grey seals in north-western Europe. Since then, the epidemiology of infection in …

This study describes the pathologic findings and most probable causes of death (CD) of 224
cetaceans stranded along the coastline of the Canary Islands (Spain) over a 7-year period …

A northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM) cetacean unusual mortality event (UME) involving primarily
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama began in …

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) disaster resulted in large-scale oil contamination of the
northern Gulf of Mexico. As part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment designed to …

An unusual mortality event (UME) was declared for cetaceans in the northern Gulf of Mexico
(GoM) for Franklin County, Florida, west through Louisiana, USA, beginning in February …

An unusual mortality event (UME) involving primarily common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops
truncatus of all size classes stranding along coastal Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama …

Infectious and inflammatory processes are among the most common causes of central
nervous system involvement in stranded cetaceans. Meningitis and encephalitis are among …

River dolphins are a highly threatened polyphyletic group comprised of four odontocete
families: Iniidae, Pontoporiidae, Lipotidae, and Platanistidae, the first two endemic to South …

Brucella ceti infections have been increasingly reported in cetaceans. In this study, we
analyzed all cases of B. ceti infection detected in striped dolphins stranded along the Italian …