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Guiana Dolphin Unusual Mortality Event and Link to Cetacean Morbillivirus, Brazil

Kátia R. Groch

, Elitieri B. Santos-Neto, Josué Díaz-Delgado, Joana M.P. Ikeda, Rafael R. Carvalho, Raissa B. Oliveira, Emi B. Guari, Tatiana L. Bisi, Alexandre F. Azevedo, José Lailson-Brito, and José L. Catão-Dias

Author affiliations: Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (K.R. Groch, J. Díaz-Delgado, J.L. Catão-Dias); Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (E.B. Santos-Neto, J.M.P. Ikeda, R.R. Carvalho, R.B. Oliveira, E.B. Guari, T.L. Bisi, A.F. Azevedo, J. Lailson-Brito)

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Individual epidemiologic stranding data and biologic data of 20 Guiana dolphins stranded or retrieved from Ilha Grande Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2017*

No.	Date found	Location coordinates	Sex	Body length, cm	Age class	Body condition	Decomp status	Main gross findings	CeMV RT-PCR, tissue/result
1	9	−23.16738, −44.13948	F	177	Adult	Poor	Fr	Lactation; verminous pneumonia; pulmonary edema; mediastinal empyema; gastrointestinal petechiae, gastrointestinal parasitosis; absence of ingesta	Lung/pos,† brain/pos, spleen/pos
2	14	−23.01327, −44.44241	M	94	Calf	Moderate	Fr	Cyanotic mucous membranes; pulmonary edema; hepatic lipidosis; gastrointestinal petechiae	Lung/pos,†  liver/pos
3	14	−23.15123, −44.32286	F	124	Juvenile	Poor	MA	Pulmonary edema; gastric ulcers; absence of ingesta	Lung/pos,† liver/pos
4	23	−23.0319, −44.54259	ND	71.5	Calf	ND	AA	ND (AA)	Lung/pos†
5	23	−23.03725, −44.55784	ND	189	Adult	ND	AA	Verminous pneumonia	Lung/pos,† liver/pos
6	23	−23.08996, −44.35695	M	160	Juvenile	Poor	MA	Verminous pneumonia; pulmonary edema; absence of ingesta	Lung/pos,† brain/pos, spleen/pos
7	24	−23.00963, −44.35695	ND	170	ND	ND	AA	ND (AA)	Kidney/pos†
8	24	−22.07896, −44.23156	ND	132	Juvenile	ND	AA	Black stained ingesta (plastic)	Liver/neg, spleen/neg
9	26	−23.03688, −44.55140	M	167	Juvenile	ND	AA	ND (AA)	Kidney/neg
10	25	−23.04786, −44.57191	M	123	Juvenile	Good	MA	Proliferative pleuritis and peritonitis; gastrointestinal parasitosis; absence of ingesta	Lung/pos,† brain/pos, spleen/pos
11	25	−23.03637, −44.55041	F	123	Juvenile	ND	AA	ND (AA)	Lung/pos,† brain/pos, spleen/pos
12	27	−23.01980, −44.44088	F	124	Juvenile	ND	MA	ND (AA); absence of ingesta	Lung/pos,† brain/pos, spleen/pos
13	27	−23.04542, −44.59536	F	142	Juvenile	ND	AA	Verminous pneumonia; gastrointestinal parasitosis; absence of ingesta	Lung/pos, brain/pos†
14	28	−23.16538, −44.63874	M	118	Juvenile	ND	AA	ND (AA); absence of ingesta	Lung/pos, brain/pos, spleen/pos†
15	28	−23.1325, −44.62048	F	182	Adult	ND	AA	Hydrothorax and ascites; verminous pneumonia; absence of ingesta	Lung/pos,† brain/pos, spleen/pos
16	28	−23.12665, −44.622	M	89	Calf	ND	AA	Autolysis; absence of ingesta	Lung/neg, spleen/ neg
17	29	−23.11585, −44.66409	F	170	Adult	ND	MA	Pulmonary edema; absence of ingesta	Lung/pos,†  spleen/pos
18	29	−23.12927, −44.66989	M	156	Juvenile	Moderate	Fr	Fishing gear lesions; hydrothorax and ascites; verminous pneumonia; pulmonary edema; hemopericardium; gastroenteritis; gastrointestinal parasitosis; urinary bladder petechiae; pterygoid and tympanic bullae trematodiasis	Lung/neg, spleen/neg
19	29	−23.12726, −44.67302	F	144	Juvenile	Good	Fr	Fishing gear lesions; hydrothorax and ascites; verminous pneumonia; pulmonary edema; gastric ulcer; gastrointestinal petechiae	Lung/neg, spleen/neg
20	30	−23.07919, −44.55559	M	125	Juvenile	ND	AA	ND (AA); absence of ingesta	Lung/pos,† brain/pos

*Collection period was November 9–December 29, 2017. AA, advanced autolysis; decomp, decomposition; Fr, fresh; MA, moderate autolysis; ND, not determined; neg, negative; no., animal no.; pos, positive; RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR.
†Amplified fragment sequenced.

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