Dolphin Morbillivirus Epizootic Resurgence, Mediterranean Sea

Abstract

In July 2007, >100 striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, were found dead along the coast of the Spanish Mediterranean. Of 10 dolphins tested, 7 were positive for a virus strain closely related to the dolphin morbillivirus that was isolated during a previous epizootic in 1990.

Keywords

• morbillivirus
• dolphin
• re-emerging disease
• dispatch
• Spain