University of Hawaii: Infectious Disease Found in Hawaii Dolphin Could Spark Mass Marine Mammal Death
August 10, 2021
August 10, 2021
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
After two years of investigating the cause of death of a Fraser's dolphin that was stranded on Maui in 2018, researchers discovered a novel strain of morbillivirus, a marine mammal disease responsible for deadly outbreaks among dolphins and whales worldwide. The University of Hawaii at Manoa Health and Stranding Lab conducted the necropsy (an animal autopsy) and published the repor . . .
After two years of investigating the cause of death of a Fraser's dolphin that was stranded on Maui in 2018, researchers discovered a novel strain of morbillivirus, a marine mammal disease responsible for deadly outbreaks among dolphins and whales worldwide. The University of Hawaii at Manoa Health and Stranding Lab conducted the necropsy (an animal autopsy) and published the repor . . .