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Beluga whale coronavirus SW1 (Whale-CoV SW1) is a mammalian Gammacoronavirus, an RNA virus, discovered through genome sequencing in the liver of a single deceased beluga whale and first described in 2008. This was the first description of the complete genome of a coronavirus found in a marine mammal. [1]
Beluga whale coronavirus SW1; Betaarterivirus suid 1; Blue eye disease; Bluetongue disease; Bovine adenovirus; Simplexvirus bovinealpha2; Bovine coronavirus; Bovine ephemeral fever; Bovine gammaherpesvirus 4; Bovine alphaherpesvirus 1; Bovine alphaherpesvirus 5; Bovine leukemia virus; Bovine malignant catarrhal fever; Bovine papillomavirus ...
The beluga whale (/ b ... As with any animal population, a number of pathogens cause death and disease in belugas, including viruses, bacteria, protozoans and fungi, ...
A beluga whale named Hvaldimir, first spotted in Norway with a harness that sparked rumors he may be a Russian spy, was found dead. ... disease, predation from killer whales and other types of ...
They are enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses of zoonotic origin. Coronaviruses infect both animals and humans. While the alpha and beta genera are derived from the bat gene pool, the gamma and delta genera are derived from the avian and pig gene pools. [2] Gamma-CoV also known as coronavirus group 3 are the avian coronaviruses.
The cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two living whale species, the narwhal and the beluga whale and at least four extinct species, known from the fossil record. Beluga and Narwhal are native to coastal regions and pack ice around the Arctic Ocean.
The whale was found dead in Norway's Risavika Bay on Aug. 31 Beluga Whale Alleged to be a Russian ‘Spy’ May Have Been Killed by Gunshot Wounds, Animal Rights Groups Say Skip to main content
Just another day at the office, naked deep-sea diving with beluga whales at the Arctic Circle. Natalia Avseenko, a 36-year-old Russian scientist, decided to test the hypothesis that belugas might ...