We review the molecular and epidemiological characteristics of cetacean morbillivirus
(CeMV) and the diagnosis and pathogenesis of associated disease, with six different strains …

We reviewed prominent emerging infectious diseases of cetaceans, examined their potential
to impact populations, re-assessed zoonotic risk and evaluated the role of environmental …

In recent decades, Saiga antelope (Saiga t. tatarica) mass die-offs have become more
common. The mass die-off of 2015 in central Kazakhstan, recorded 140,000 individual …

Background Mass strandings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) remain peculiar
and rather unexplained events, which rarely occur in the Mediterranean Sea. Solar cycles …

Anthropogenic contaminants in the marine environment often biodegrade slowly,
bioaccumulate in organisms, and can have deleterious effects on wildlife immunity, health …

The causes of cetacean stranding and death along the Catalan coast between 2012 and
2019 were systematically investigated. Necropsies and detailed pathological investigations …

Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV; Paramyxoviridae) is the most significant pathogen of
cetaceans worldwide. The novel “multi-host” Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis; GD)-CeMV …

Key Words: whales, dolphins, injury, disease, human impact, management The Strait of
Gibraltar is a heavily used marine area, with intense fishing operations and one of the …

Antarctic minke whales, Balaenoptera bonaerensis, breed in tropical and temperate waters
of the Southern Hemisphere in winter and feed in Antarctic grounds in the austral summer …

Each individual cetacean is an ecosystem itself, potentially harboring a great variety of
animals that travel with it. Despite being often despised or overlooked, many of these …