Viral skin diseases in odontocete cetaceans: gross, histopathological, and molecular characterization of selected pathogens

Fifty-five skin lesions from 31 stranded cetaceans along the Canary coasts (2011–2021) were submitted to macroscopic, histological, and molecular analyses to confirm infection by cetacean poxvirus, herpesvirus and cetacean morbillivirus. They were macroscopically categorized into eight categories wi...

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Main Authors: Simone Segura-Göthlin, Antonio Fernández, Manuel Arbelo, Marisa Ana Andrada Borzollino, Idaira Felipe-Jiménez, Ana Colom-Rivero, Carla Fiorito, Eva Sierra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1188105/full