Post by Sharon on Dec 25, 2013 22:53:37 GMT -6
Virus Kills off More Than 1000 Bottlenose Dolphins Along U.S. Eastern Sea Coast
According to the NOAA officials, the rise in morbillivirus, the measles-like virus, has been the primary cause of death in the dolphins although they are still not clear why there has been a sudden surge in the virus this year. The last such spurt in the morbillivirus was recorded 25 years ago. Some marine experts from NOAA have defined the rise to be natural and cyclical. -Krittika Sengupta
www.hngn.com/articles/20365/20131224/1000-bottlenose-dolphins-death-morbillivirus-measles-florida-virus-pilot-whales-manatees.htm