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AU MOINS 100 DAUPHINS MORTS DEPUIS JANVIER 2013 SUR LA COTE OUEST D' ITALIE
Dozens of dolphin carcasses counted on west coast of Italy
Dolphins thought to have died from virus that causes measles in humans
Found on beaches from Tuscany to Sicily since turn of the year
Scientists believe that more than 100 dolphins washed up dead along the Italian coast were struck down by a killer strain of measles.
A total of 101 dolphin carcasses have been counted on the west coast of Italy since the beginning of the year.
All are the same species - striped dolphins which have a distinctive blue and white pattern and grow to about eight feet long. They usually live for 50 or 60 years.
The bodies have appeared on beaches spanning more than half the western coastline of Italy, from Tuscany to Calabria, as well as the island of Sicily - which suggests that the problem is not caused by humans pollutants such as oil.
Instead the deaths are being attributed to a possible outbreak of Morbillivirus, the virus that causes measles in humans, which scientists believe created a gateway for other illnesses among the animals.
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