Other Animal Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
[Byline: Anthony SJ, St. Leger JA, Navarrete-Macias I, Nilson E, Sanchez-Leon M, et al.)]
Abstract
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A female short-beaked common dolphin calf was found stranded in San Diego, California in October 2010, presenting with multifocal ulcerative lesions in the trachea and bronchi. Viral particles suggestive of polyomavirus were detected by electron microscopy, and subsequently confirmed by PCR [polymerase chain reaction] and sequencing. Full genome sequencing (Ion Torrent) revealed a
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