The discovery of beaked #whale #circovirus (#BWCV) in #whales and #dolphins expands the knowledge of #marine mammal species that can become #infected with the #disease.
#MarineBiology #Virology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/mb01262301.html
#MarineBiology #Virology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/mb01262301.html
New virus discovered in whales, dolphins across the Pacific
A novel virus, potentially fatal to whales and dolphinswww.sflorg.com
Eric Pyrrhus
in reply to Scientific Frontline • • •ðŸ‘€ Surprisingly, it found the virus in 50% of animals. 69% of those showed virus in the brain.
Whales are intelligent creatures and probably don't "accidentally" beach themselves on land. If they beach themselves on land, there may be a logical evolutionary explanation.
...Such as fulfilling the need to separate infected individuals from the rest of the group?
#virus #virology
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.945289
Targeted surveillance detected novel beaked whale circovirus in ten new host cetacean species across the Pacific basin
Frontiers