Epidemiological and genetic analysis of Cetacean Morbillivirus circulating on the Italian coast between 2018 and 2021

Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) has caused several outbreaks, unusual mortality events, and interepidemic single-lethal disease episodes in the Mediterranean Sea. Since 2012, a new strain with a northeast (NE) Atlantic origin has been circulating among Mediterranean cetaceans, causing numerous deaths....

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Main Authors: Ignacio Vargas-Castro, Simone Peletto, Virginia Mattioda, Maria Goria, Laura Serracca, Katia Varello, José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno, Roberto Puleio, Fabio Di Nocera, Giuseppe Lucifora, Pierluigi Acutis, Cristina Casalone, Carla Grattarola, Federica Giorda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1216838/full