Central nervous system disease and genital disease in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are associated with different herpesviruses

Table 1 Clinical and pathological evidence of central nervous system disease and genital disease in live-stranded harbor porpoises in which herpesvirus was detected

Porpoise number	Pathology number	Age category	Gender	CNS disease			Genital disease		Herpesvirus PCR-positive samples	Tentative virus type
Porpoise number	Pathology number	Age category	Gender	Nervous signs	Encephalitis	INIB^a	Mucosal plaque	INIB	Herpesvirus PCR-positive samples	Tentative virus type
1	PP040324	Juvenile	Male	No	Yes	No	No	No	Brain	PPHV-3
2	PP050825.2	Juvenile	Female	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Brain	PPHV-2
3	PP051021	Juvenile	Male	No	Yes	No	No	No	Brain, pulmonary lymph node	PPHV-3
4	PP030320	Juvenile	Male	No	No	No	No	No	Brain	PPHV-3
5	PP060327.4	Juvenile	Male	Yes^b	No	No	No	No	Brain, cornea	PPHV-3
6	PP050502	Adult	Female	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Skeletal muscle, urinary bladder, kidney, skin lesion	PPHV-1
7	PP140627^c	Neonate	Female	No	No	No	No	No	Blowhole swab, genital swab	PPHV-3
8	N.a.^d	Juvenile	Male	No	N.a.	N.a.	No	N.a.	Blowhole swab	PPHV-3

^aIntranuclear inclusion bodies.
^bForceful expiration, body tremor, cramp.
^cThis porpoise was swabbed on arrival at rehabilitation centre and subsequently autopsied.
^dNot applicable.

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