Commentary, J Vet Sci Med Diagn Vol: 4 Issue: 5
Morbillivirus Infections in Aquatic Mammals - A Global Challenge to their Health and Conservation
DI GUARDO G1* and MAZZARIOL S2 | |
University of Teramo, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Località Piano d’Accio -64100 - Teramo, Italy University of Padua, Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, Viale dell’Università, 16 - 35020 Legnaro(Padova), Italy | |
Corresponding author : DI GUARDO G University of Teramo, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Località Piano d’Accio - 64100 - Teramo, Italy Tel: 0861-266933 E-mail: gdiguardo@unite.it |
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Received: September 22, 2015 Accepted: November 10, 2015 Published: November 14, 2015 | |
Citation: DI GUARDO G and MAZZARIOL S (2015) Morbillivirus Infections in Aquatic Mammals - A Global Challenge to their Health and Conservation. J Vet Sci Med Diagn 4:5. doi:10.4172/2325-9590.1000181 |
Abstract
Morbillivirus Infections in Aquatic Mammals - A Global Challenge to their Health and Conservation
A brief overview of Morbillivirus infections in aquatic mammals is provided herein, along with the remarkable impact exerted by these infections as well as by their causative agents on the health and conservation of free-ranging pinnipeds and cetaceans across the globe.