Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of the following article online and ahead of print in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases: Nicholas J. Davison, Lorraine L. Perrett, Claire Dawson, Mark P. Dagleish, Gary Haskins, Jakub Muchowski, and Adrian M. Whatmore 2017. Brucella ceti Infection in a Common Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) with Associated Pathology. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2016-08-200 Abstract: There are three major lineages of marine mammal strains of Brucella spp.: Brucella ceti ST23, found predominantly in porpoises; B. ceti ST26, in pelagic delphinids and ziphiids; and Brucella pinnipedialis ST24/25, predominantly in seals. The isolation of Brucella spp. in mysticetes has been described only in common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in Norway and Scotland. We report a third case of Brucella infection and isolation in a minke whale associated with a large abscess. In contrast to the two previous reports that involved isolates of B. pinnipedialis ST24 or the porpoise-associated B. ceti complex ST23, this case was associated with the dolphin-associated B. ceti ST26. Thus, minke whales can be infected naturally with members of all the distinct major lineages of Brucella associated with marine mammals. This report is unique in that the B. ceti ST26 did not originate from a pelagic delphinid or a beaked whale. The publication is available for member of JWD at http://www.jwildlifedis.org/doi/abs/10.7589/2016-08-200 Or PDF by email at this address nick.davison@sruc.ac.uk<mailto:nick.davison@sruc.ac.uk> Kind Regards Nick Davison Nick Davison Stranding Coordinator Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme SRUC Veterinary Services Drummondhill Inverness Scotland IV2 4JZ +00 44 (0)1463 246043 +00 44 (0)7979245893 www.strandings.org<http://www.strandings.org/> SRUC: Leading the way in Agricultural and Rural Research, Education and Consultancy. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. This e-mail message is confidential to the intended recipient at the email address to which it has been addressed. If the message has been received by you in error, it may not be disclosed to or used by anyone other than the intended addressee, nor may it be copied in any way. If it is not intended for you please inform us, immediately, then delete it from your system. If the content is not about the business of the organisation then the message is not from us nor is it sanctioned by us. Anything in this e-mail or its attachments which does not relate to SRUC's or SAC Commercial Limited's official business is neither given nor endorsed by SRUC or SAC Commercial Limited. SRUC A Charitable company limited by guarantee, Scottish Charity Number: SC003712. Registered in Scotland, Company Number: SC103046 - Registered Office: Peter Wilson Building, King’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG SAC Commercial Limited, an SRUC company Registered in Scotland, Company Number: SC148684 - Registered Office: Peter Wilson Building, King’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG