Dolphin Morbillivirus in a Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in Denmark, 2016

J Wildl Dis. 2017 Oct;53(4):921-924. doi: 10.7589/2016-11-246. Epub 2017 May 17.

Abstract

We studied the etiology of encephalitis in a fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) that stranded in 2016 on the coast of Denmark. Dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) was detected in the brain and other organs. Phylogenetics showed close relation to DMV isolated from a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Spain in 2012.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain / virology
  • Denmark
  • Encephalitis, Viral / pathology
  • Encephalitis, Viral / veterinary*
  • Encephalitis, Viral / virology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Fin Whale*
  • Male
  • Morbillivirus / classification
  • Morbillivirus / genetics
  • Morbillivirus / isolation & purification*
  • Morbillivirus Infections / pathology
  • Morbillivirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Morbillivirus Infections / virology
  • Phylogeny