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AQUATIC ORGANISMS population dynamics virus infections investigate their long-term consequences. have been cause (Table potential impact several odontocete populations. there enough such speculation. newly recognized the genus isolated from porpoises from northern Europe striped dolphins the Mediterranean, Van Bressem et 1991, Visser genetically very different strains al. 1993) (Blixenkrone-Msller et viruses (Barrett 1994, 1996, 1994). Mole- suggest that DMV is the genus wide geographic cetacean species years (Barnes et many whales striped dolphins on Mediter- ranean shores were in body condition ulcerative stomatitis (Domingo al. 1992, 1992). Weak few striped dolphins mainly composed young individuals, dolphins, suggesting (Aznar et al. 1994). in the har- dolphins infected by pneumonia, non-suppurative (Kennedy et 1991, Domingo Duignan et nodes, spleen lymphoid tissue also commonly observed in tlenose dolphins that died during morbillivirus epizootic signs, gross morbillivirus infection in cetaceans Kennedy (1998). Transmission infected individuals, ious behaviour. North Atlantic ranean and et al. 1990, Van 1998, Reidarson North Atlantic (Duignan et 1998, Van phins along et al. al. 1991, Raga 1993) common dolphins al. 1998). caused the several har- in 1988-1990 (Kennedy et al. 1988, 1991, epizootics. Over bottlenose dolphins died during no precise the Mediterranean Virus families el al. Duignan et crassidens, Feresa D, capensis, warts Cetaceans SE Pacific, Cutaneous warts et al. Herpes-like viruses. disease Cetaceans porpoise herpesvirus SE Pacific, North al. (1986) others? S Europe, Osterhaus Mammals. fishes, swine virus, at the time lesions were taken Chronic persistent infection confers estimate available the eastern Mediterranean at the the western part (Evans infection, their association with other cetaceans dolphin (Forcada (Notarbartolo di Sciara (Notarbartolo di Sciara the chances enzootic. Interestingly, a high antibodies was found in a common dolphin epizootic (Van et al. North Atlantic, ceptible individuals worthwhile stressing morbillivirus infection other species as the (Van Bressem likely to suffered long-term morbillivirus infection nan et et al. offshore bottlenose SE Pacific (Van Bressem therefore may morbillivirus infection inshore bottlenose dolphins it is whether these the same 2 November 1998). However, the pers. comm. al. 1996). indicate that immature bour porpoises that died suggesting that (Van Bressem the virus Van Bressem 'ring' skin bottlenose dol- white-sided dolphin Orcinus orca, meister's porpoises pers. comm. 1998). Serological Peruvian small cetaceans have suggested with cowpox virus, a (Van Bressem flat or slightly solitary or or elliptical blemishes which gray border (Geraci et al. in relief, or yellowish which may ring lesions the presence intracytoplasmic inclu- stratum intermedium stratum externum not affect cases may Ridgway 1975, poxvirus infection has so Van Bressem Bressem 1998; characteristic tattoo et al. striped dolphin Tattoo lesions Tattoo lesions Burmeister's porpoise second beluga St. Lawrence similar to described but herpesvirus 1994). Her- pesvirus-like skin on several captured and released al. 1989) dolphins (Fig. 4) fishing ports in antibodies against a along the shores St. Lawrence in this population (Mikaelian herpesviruses become latent periodically or continuously lifetime (Roizman al. 1995). influenza A viruses, the lung whale caught USA, in third strain unspecified rorquals (Balaenoptendae) caught al. 1978, Webster 1996). whale was hemorrhagic lungs, et al. 1986). (1978) did antigenic, genetic that the whale and the rorqual viruses unidentified tern respectively, yet influenza viruses also al. 1990, et al. avian species birds includ- shearwaters, terns gulls (Fenner et al. Webster 1996). beween sea- North Atlantic, some species minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata and the with more more regularly others (Evans 1982). Such a behaviour favour virus transmission. Osterhaus et al. (1993) isolated a rhabdo-like Dutch coast severe dyspnea. showed that is antigenically 3 recognized mal rhabdoviruses, fever virus vesicular stomatitis virus found neutralizing 'dolphin rhabdovirus-like striped dolphins, dolphins, long-finned whales, white-beaked Northwestern Europe individuals not in presumably captive false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens grey seals Halichoerus Europe during the same al. 1993). animal rhabdoviruses a broad 1996). Arthropods, especially biting Tesh 1987). insects (Raga 1994). 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