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Drones Detect Virus in Whale Blow in the Arctic


Scientists flew drones with petri dishes above several species of whales in northern seas to collect samples of whale blow, which they tested for four different viruses. For the first time in the Arctic, researchers found cetacean morbillivirus, a highly infectious and deadly virus for marine mammals.

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