title: Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy.
abstract: In September 2014, seven sperm whales were stranded along Italy's Adriatic coastline. Postmortem investigations on 3 female adult whales and 1 male fetus carried by the largest female revealed molecular and immunohistochemical evidence of dolphin morbillivirus infection. A possible role of the virus in the stranding event was considered.
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazzariol
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Centelleghe
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Provvido
authors.forename: Ludovica
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Renzo
authors.forename: Giusy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cardeti
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cersini
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fichi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrella
authors.forename: Cristina Esmeralda
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Di Francesco
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mignone
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casalone
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Guardo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007558:Italy; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D018103:Morbillivirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018185:Morbillivirus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D050661:Sperm Whale / Q000821:virology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral
keywords: H gene; Italy; Physeter macrocephalus; dolphins; mass stranding; morbillivirus; viruses; whales; zoonoses