New virus discovered in whales, dolphins across Pacific

A novel virus, potentially fatal to whales and dolphins, has been discovered by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Health and Stranding Lab. Prior to its discovery in 10 whale and dolphin host species across the Pacific, the virus was found in only a single marine mammal worldwide, a Longman's beaked whale stranded on Maui in 2010. The findings are published in Frontiers in Marine Science.

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New virus discovered in whales, dolphins across the Pacific

A novel virus, potentially fatal to whales and dolphins