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Title: Phylogenetic analysis of a new Cetacean morbillivirus from a short-finned pilot whale stranded in the Canary Islands
Authors: Edwige Bellière,Nina 
Esperón Fajardo,Fernando 
Fernández Rodríguez, Antonio Jesús 
Arbelo Hernández, Manuel Antonio 
Muñoz Reoyo,Maria Jesus 
Sánchez-Vizcaino Rodríguez,José Manuel 
UNESCO Clasification: 240111 Patología animal
310907 Patología
240119 Zoología marina
240118 Mamíferos
Keywords: Dolphin Morbillivirus
Mediterranean-Sea
Infection
Porpoises
Distemper, et al
Issue Date: 2011
Publisher: 0034-5288
Journal: Research in Veterinary Science 
Abstract: Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) is considered the most pathogenic virus in cetaceans. Three strains have been already described: the dolphin morbillivirus (DMV), the porpoise morbillivirus (PMV) and the tentatively named pilot whale morbillivirus (PWMV).This study describes the molecular characterization of a strain of CeMV detected in the brain of a short-finned pilot whale that had stranded in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean around the Canary Islands and that showed lesions compatible with morbilliviral disease. Sequences for the nucleoprotein, phosphoprotein, fusion protein and haemagglutinin genes were obtained. The phylogenetic study showed high homology (97%) with the PWMV strain previously detected from a long-finned pilot whale stranded in the Western Atlantic Ocean. These results support the existing classification of CeMV into three principal genetic clusters.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/47524
ISSN: 0034-5288
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.05.038
Source: Research in Veterinary Science [ISSN 0034-5288], v. 90 (2), p. 324-328
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