<it>Dolphin Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>coinfection in a Mediterranean fin whale (<it>Balaenoptera physalus</it>)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although <it>Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>have emerged as important pathogens for several cetaceans populations over the last 20 years, they have never been identified together in a Mystic...
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| author | Mazzariol Sandro Marcer Federica Mignone Walter Serracca Laura Goria Mariella Marsili Letizia Di Guardo Giovanni Casalone Cristina |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although <it>Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>have emerged as important pathogens for several cetaceans populations over the last 20 years, they have never been identified together in a Mysticete. In particular, morbilliviral infection has been never described in the Mediterranean fin whale population.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>On January 2011 an adult male of fin whale (<it>Balaenoptera physalus</it>) stranded along the Tyrrhenian coastline of Italy. During necropsy, tissue samples from heart, skeletal muscle, mesenteric lymph nodes, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney were collected and subsequently analyzed for <it>Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>by microscopic and molecular methods. Following the detailed necropsy carried out on this whale, molecular analysis revealed, for the first time, the simultaneous presence of a <it>Dolphin Morbillivirus </it>(DMV) and <it>T. gondii </it>infection coexisting with each other, along with high organochlorine pollutant concentrations, with special reference to DDT.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This report, besides confirming the possibility for Mysticetes to be infected with DMV, highlights the risk of toxoplasmosis in sea water for mammals, already immunodepressed by concurrent factors as infections and environmental contaminants.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-554ab5967d304de4b5c54d07d9605f272022-12-22T02:12:00ZengBMCBMC Veterinary Research1746-61482012-03-01812010.1186/1746-6148-8-20<it>Dolphin Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>coinfection in a Mediterranean fin whale (<it>Balaenoptera physalus</it>)Mazzariol SandroMarcer FedericaMignone WalterSerracca LauraGoria MariellaMarsili LetiziaDi Guardo GiovanniCasalone Cristina<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although <it>Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>have emerged as important pathogens for several cetaceans populations over the last 20 years, they have never been identified together in a Mysticete. In particular, morbilliviral infection has been never described in the Mediterranean fin whale population.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>On January 2011 an adult male of fin whale (<it>Balaenoptera physalus</it>) stranded along the Tyrrhenian coastline of Italy. During necropsy, tissue samples from heart, skeletal muscle, mesenteric lymph nodes, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney were collected and subsequently analyzed for <it>Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>by microscopic and molecular methods. Following the detailed necropsy carried out on this whale, molecular analysis revealed, for the first time, the simultaneous presence of a <it>Dolphin Morbillivirus </it>(DMV) and <it>T. gondii </it>infection coexisting with each other, along with high organochlorine pollutant concentrations, with special reference to DDT.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This report, besides confirming the possibility for Mysticetes to be infected with DMV, highlights the risk of toxoplasmosis in sea water for mammals, already immunodepressed by concurrent factors as infections and environmental contaminants.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/8/20Dolphin <it>Morbillivirus</it><it>Toxoplasma gondii</it>Fin whaleDDTMediterranean Sea |
| spellingShingle | Mazzariol Sandro Marcer Federica Mignone Walter Serracca Laura Goria Mariella Marsili Letizia Di Guardo Giovanni Casalone Cristina <it>Dolphin Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>coinfection in a Mediterranean fin whale (<it>Balaenoptera physalus</it>) BMC Veterinary Research Dolphin <it>Morbillivirus</it> <it>Toxoplasma gondii</it> Fin whale DDT Mediterranean Sea |
| title | <it>Dolphin Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>coinfection in a Mediterranean fin whale (<it>Balaenoptera physalus</it>) |
| title_full | <it>Dolphin Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>coinfection in a Mediterranean fin whale (<it>Balaenoptera physalus</it>) |
| title_fullStr | <it>Dolphin Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>coinfection in a Mediterranean fin whale (<it>Balaenoptera physalus</it>) |
| title_full_unstemmed | <it>Dolphin Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>coinfection in a Mediterranean fin whale (<it>Balaenoptera physalus</it>) |
| title_short | <it>Dolphin Morbillivirus </it>and <it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>coinfection in a Mediterranean fin whale (<it>Balaenoptera physalus</it>) |
| title_sort | it dolphin morbillivirus it and it toxoplasma gondii it coinfection in a mediterranean fin whale it balaenoptera physalus it |
| topic | Dolphin <it>Morbillivirus</it> <it>Toxoplasma gondii</it> Fin whale DDT Mediterranean Sea |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/8/20 |
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