New virus discovered in whales, dolphins across Pacific frontiersin
), and this study similarly contributes to the identification of BWCV in 11 of these species. Considering the highly social nature of cetacean groups and that different cetacean species interact, it is probable that cross species infections of BWCV and other diseases occur.
Future work should focus on investigating the clinical significance of such a high prevalence rate in a targeted screening and examine the pathologies observed in co-infected and non co-infected individuals in order to identify BWCV infection associated disease. The current study focused on six tissues per animal, but an increased sample size would aid in establishing the breadth of infection in archived and newly stranded animals, and in evaluating the extent of systemic infection.
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