Molecular Genetic Evidence of a Novel Morbillivirus in a Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephalus Melas)

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2000 Feb 1

PMID 10653568

Citations 25

Authors

J K Taubenberger

M M Tsai

T J Atkin

T G Fanning

A E Krafft

R B Moeller

S E Kodsi

M G Mense

T P Lipscomb

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Abstract

A long-finned pilot whale with morbilliviral disease was stranded in New Jersey. An immunohistochemical stain demonstrated morbilliviral antigen. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for morbillivirus P and N genes was positive. Novel sequences most closely related to, but distinct from, those of dolphin and porpoise morbilliviruses suggest that this virus may represent a third member of the cetacean morbillivirus group.

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