Nineteen natural cases of etiologically undetermined encephalitides in free-ranging
cetaceans were studied retrospectively. Histological examination of the brains revealed …

Background Brucella ceti infections have been increasingly reported in cetaceans.
Brucellosis in these animals is associated with meningoencephalitis, abortion …

The past two decades have seen numerous discoveries of single-celled parasites (protozoa)
infecting marine mammals, including normal biota, primary pathogens, and species that can …

Cases of morbillivirus have been recorded in the Southern Hemisphere but have not been
linked to significant marine mammal mortality. Post-mortems were conducted on 58 …

Abstract Mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), selenium (Se) and arsenic (As)
concentrations in internal tissues of 72 striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Murcia …

A retrospective survey for detecting the cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) was carried out in
beaked whales (BWs) stranded in the Canary Islands (1999–2017). CeMV is responsible for …

This study describes toxoplasmosis in a by caught Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guinensis) from
Paranaguá Bay, Paraná, Brazil. Interstitial pneumonia, multisystemic arteritis, multifocal …

Background In the last 20 years, Cetacean Morbillivirus (CeMV) has been responsible for
many die-offs in marine mammals worldwide, as clearly exemplified by the three dolphin …

The virulence of morbilliviruses for toothed whales (odontocetes) appears to differ according
to host species. In 4 species of odontocetes, morbilliviruses are highly virulent, causing large …

In May 2012, an adult, male bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was found stranded and
dead on the Spanish Mediterranean coast. At necropsy, several areas of malacia were …