Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)AnimalsMorbillivirusFibroblastsWhaleKiller
A whale in a well: Co-exposure of a persistent organic pollutant mixture and cetacean morbillivirus on killer whale (Orcinus orca) primary fibroblasts.
Helena Costa, Maud Van Essche, Juliane A Riedel, Akash Gupta, Audun H Rikardsen, Anders Goksøyr, Pierre Blévin, Mikael Harju, Laura Pirard, Susan Bengston Nash, Sofie Sødestrøm, Courtney A Waugh
Published: 202610.1016/j.aquatox.2025.107671
Abstract
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) accumulate high levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which have been linked to immunomodulation. Over the past decades, large-scale mortality events associated with cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) have affected c…
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