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Herpesvirus Diversity in Stranded Mysticetes of Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic.
Viruses - 27 May 2026
Dal Bianco Vanessa, Catão-Dias José Luiz, Zamana-Ramblas Roberta, Costa-Silva Samira, Ewbank Ana Carolina, Codeas Barbara Sophia, Castaldo Colosio Adriana, Cremer Marta J, Vieira Jenyffer V, Lemos Giulia G, Sacristán Carlos, Duarte-Benvenuto Aricia
Abstract excerpt
Emerging and re-emerging pathogens have been increasingly investigated in cetaceans worldwide, particularly in odontocetes, whereas infectious diseases in mysticetes remain poorly understood. This study surveyed herpesvirus in 51 baleen whales stranded along the Brazilian coast, between 2008 and 2022: humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae, n = 46), Bryde's whales (Balaenoptera brydei, n = 3), a southern right...
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