A beached whale in New Zealand has tested positive for a virus found in samples of blood . The whale was positive for cetacean morbillivirus , which is similar to that in humans . Some were found in other states along the East Coast . ` Morbillivirus likely caused dolphin ` ` strandings '' on the East Coast since last July .
A beached whale in New Zealand has tested positive for a virus found in samples of blood . The whale was positive for cetacean morbillivirus , which is similar to that in humans . Morbillivirus likely caused dolphin ` ` strandings '' on the East Coast since last July .