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Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Health and Stranding Lab have successfully detected Fraser’s morbillivirus, which can cause respiratory and neurological disease, in the feces of a dolphin.
For the first time, researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Health and Stranding Lab have successfully detected Fraser’s morbillivirus, which can cause respiratory and neurological disease, in the feces of a dolphin. The findings published in Marine Mammal Science provide a new tool to identify and monitor threats faced by Hawaiʻi’s marine mammals.
UH researchers have successfully detected a virus causing respiratory and neurological diseases in dolphin feces.
“This is the first sperm whale in Hawaiian waters where we have seen this kind of ingestion."
“This is the first sperm whale in Hawaiian waters where we have seen this kind of ingestion."