Animals
NOAA Pegs Morbillivirus as Tentative Cause of East Coast Dolphin Deaths
A viral infection may be the cause of the unusually high number of dolphins deaths recorded this summer on the US East coast, according to information NOAA released Tuesday. The news comes as a virtual confirmation of what marine mammal experts have expected was the source of the mass dolphin deaths.
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