Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (2009)
The presence of tattoo skin disease (TSD) was examined in 1392 free-ranging and dead odontocetes comprising 17 species from the Americas, Europe, South Africa, New Zealand and Greenland. We investigated…
Mortality of dolphins and porpoises in coastal fisheries off Peru and southern Ecuador in 1994
Van Waerebeek, Koen; Van Bressem, Marie-Françoise; Félix, Fernando; Alfaro-Shigueto, Joanna; García-Godos, Aquiles; Chávez-Lisambart, Laura; Ontón, Karina; Montes, David; Bello, Ruth
Biological Conservation (1997)
Of 722 cetaceans captured mostly in multi-filament gillnets and landed at Cerro Azul, central Peru, in 87 days during January–August 1994, 82.7% were dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus, 12.6% Burmeister's porpoise…
Serological evidence of morbillivirus infection in small cetaceans from the Southeast Pacific
Van Bressem, Marie-Françoise; Van Waerebeek, Koen; Fleming, Martin; Barrett, Thomas
Veterinary Microbiology (1998)
The presence of morbillivirus-specific serum antibodies was examined by an indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) and virus neutralization tests in serum samples from 30 dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus), 8…
A preliminary overview of skin and skeletal diseases and traumata in small cetaceans from South American waters
Van Bressem, M.-F.; Reyes, J. C.; Félix, F.; Echegaray, M.; Siciliano, S.; Di Beneditto, A. P.; Flach, L.; Viddi, F.; Avila, I. C.; Herrera, J. C.; Tobón, I. C.; Bolaños-Jiménez, J.; Moreno, I. B.; Ott, P. H.; Sanino, G. P.; Castineira, E.; Montes, D.; Crespo, E.; Flores, P. A. C.; Haase, B.; Souza, S. M. F. M.; Laeta, M.; Fragoso, A. B.
Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Mamm. (2007)
We succinctly review and document new cases of diseases of the skin and the skeletal system and external traumata in cetaceans from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and…
Serological evidence of Brucella species infection in odontocetes from the south Pacific and the Mediterranean
Van Bressem, M.-F.; Van Waerebeek, K.; Raga, J. A.; Godfroid, J.; Brew, S. D.; MacMillan, A. P.
Veterinary Record (2001)
Sera from 58 odontocetes taken in fisheries off Peru in 1993 to 1995 and from 24-cetaceans stranded along the Spanish coast of the Mediterranean in 1997 to 1999 were tested…
A review of virus infections of cetaceans and the potential impact of morbilliviruses, poxviruses and papillomaviruses on host population dynamics
Van Bressem, M. F.; Van Waerebeek, K.; Raga, J. A.
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (1999)
Viruses belonging to 9 families have been detected in cetaceans. We critically review the clinical features, pathology and epidemiology of the diseases they cause. Cetacean morbillivirus (family Paramyxoviridae) induces a…
Histopathological aspects and etiology of pneumonias in stranded marine mammals from Lima, Peru
Gonzales-Viera, Omar; Chavera, Alfonso; Yaipén-Llanos, Carlos; Perales-Camacho, Rosa
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology (2011)
This study presents the histopathologic features of pneumonia in stranded marine mammals on the coast of Lima, Peru during the period of May 2003 to December 2008. Lung samples of…
Small cetacean captures in Peruvian artisanal fisheries: High despite protective legislation
Mangel, Jeffrey C.; Alfaro-Shigueto, Joanna; Van Waerebeek, Koen; Cáceres, Celia; Bearhop, Stuart; Witt, Matthew J.; Godley, Brendan J.
Biological Conservation (2010)
We detail the first direct, at sea monitoring of small cetacean interactions with Peruvian artisanal drift gillnet and longline fisheries. A total of 253 small cetaceans were captured during 66…
Orthopoxvirus neutralising antibodies in small cetaceans from the Southeast Pacific
Van Bressem, M.-F.; Van Waerebeek, K.; Bennett, M.
Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Mamm. (2006)
(...) The study reported here was carried out in 1993-1997 when very few data were available on cetacean poxviruses. On the basis of the brick-shaped morphology of cetacean poxviruses (Van…
Microparasites and their potential impact on the population dynamics of small cetaceans from South America: A brief review
Van Bressem, Marie-Françoise; Raga, Juan Antonio; Barrett, Thomas; Siciliano, Salvatore; Di Beneditto, Ana Paula; Crespo, Enrique; Van Waerebeek, Koen
Scientific Committee Meeting Documents (2007)
We briefly review the pathology, epidemiology and molecular biology of cetacean viruses (including morbilli, papilloma and pox) and Brucella spp. encountered in South America. Antibodies against cetacean morbillivirus were detected…