Rare virus blamed for South Australian dolphin deaths

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/rare...-1226630138947


Rare virus blamed for South Australian dolphin deaths

Katrina Stokes
adelaidenow
April 26, 2013 1:30PM


A DEADLY virus never seen before in South Australian waters is responsible for at least two of the state's recent dolphin deaths, University of Adelaide veterinary pathologists have found.

Post mortem results have revealed the morbillivirus and systemic fungal infection as the cause of the recent deaths of the juvenile dolphins...

[Shiloh]

Re: Rare virus blamed for South Australian dolphin deaths

Source: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/m...-1226631750988

More dead dolphins on SA beaches as test results show other dolphins had morbillivirus

by: Katrina Stokes
From: adelaidenow
April 29, 2013 5:02PM

ANOTHER two dead dolphins were found on South Australia's coastline at the weekend as post-mortem results released today reveal another three dead dolphins from Gulf St Vincent tested positive for morbillivirus...

[Giuseppe]

Re: Rare virus blamed for South Australian dolphin deaths

A morbillivirus is suspected to be the cause of Dolphins die-off in Mediterranean Sea too: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=202391