Molecular genetic evidence of a novel morbillivirus in a long-finned pilot whale (Globicephalus melas)

Emerg Infect Dis. 2000 Jan-Feb;6(1):42-5. doi: 10.3201/eid0601.000107.

Abstract

A long-finned pilot whale with morbilliviral disease was stranded in New Jersey. An immunohistochemical stain demonstrated morbilliviral antigen. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for morbillivirus P and N genes was positive. Novel sequences most closely related to, but distinct from, those of dolphin and porpoise morbilliviruses suggest that this virus may represent a third member of the cetacean morbillivirus group.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Genes, Viral
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Morbillivirus / genetics*
  • Morbillivirus Infections / pathology
  • Morbillivirus Infections / veterinary
  • Morbillivirus Infections / virology
  • Whales / virology*