Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: A potential general health indicator for cetaceans

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-237

  Van Bressem, Marie Françoise ^a   Van Waerebeek, Koen ^a   Aznar, Francisco Javier ^b   Raga, Juan Antonio ^b   Jepson, Paul D ^c   Duignan, Pádraig ^d   Deaville, Rob ^c   Flach, Leonardo ^e   Viddi, Francisco ^f,g   Baker, John R ^h   Di Beneditto, Ana Paula ⁱ   Echegaray, Mónica ^e   Genov, Tilen ^j   Reyes, Julio ^e   Felix, Fernando ^k   Gaspar, Raquel ^l   Ramos, Renata ^m   Peddemors, Vic ⁿ   Sanino, Gian Paolo ^o   Siebert, Ursula ^p  

^a Museo de Delfines   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d Veterinary Laboratory Agency   (United Kingdom)

^e Rua Sta Terezinha ^*  (Peru)

^f Centro Ballena Azul   (Chile)

^g MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^j Morigenos Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Society   (Slovenia)

^k Fundacion Ecuatoriana para el Estudio de Mamiferos Marinos FEMM   (Ecuador)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^m Everest   (Brazil)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^o Centre for Marine Mammal Research LEVIATHAN   (Chile)

^p UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Cetaceans; Epidemiology; Health status; Poxviruses; Tattoo skin disease

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; IMMUNITY; PHYLOGENY; PORPOISE; SKIN DISORDER; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CETACEA; CHORDOPOXVIRINAE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POXVIRUS INFECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; VIROLOGY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CETACEA; CHORDOPOXVIRINAE; FEMALE; MALE; POXVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PATAGONIA; PERU; PORTUGAL; SADO ESTUARY; SETUBAL [PORTUGAL]; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TASMAN SEA;

CEPHALORHYNCHUS EUTROPIA; CETACEA; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA SPINIPINNIS; PHOCOENIDAE; RHYNCHUS;

EID: 68649113753     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02080     Document Type: Article

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