Genetic comparison among dolphin morbillivirus in the 1990-1992 and 2006-2008 Mediterranean outbreaks

► We sequenced two 2007 dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) strains extensive genomic regions. ► Those sequences were obtained from one finned-pilot whale and one striped dolphin. ► They were compared genetically between each other and with the 1990 DMV genome. ► 2007 DMV strains should be considered the same virus (99.9% identity). ► This virus may have a Mediterranean origin.