New paper: Neurobrucellosis in Stranded Dolphins, Costa Rica (Gabriela Hernández- Mora)

 

Dear MARMAM readers,

 

I am pleased to announce the publication of the following article in Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal (abstract below):

 

 

Hernández-Mora G, González-Barrientos R, Morales J-A, Chaves-Olarte E, Guzmán-Verri C, Baquero-Calvo E, De-Miguel M.J.,  Marín C.M,  Blasco J.M, and E. Moreno Neurobrucellosis in stranded dolphins, Costa Rica. 2008. Emerg Infect Dis  Sep;14(9):1430-3

 

Abstract:

 

Ten striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, stranded along the Costa Rican Pacific coast, had meningoencephalitis and antibodies against Brucella spp. Brucella ceti was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 6 dolphins and 1 fetus. S. coeruleoalba constitutes a highly susceptible host and a potential reservoir for B. ceti transmission.

 

Pdf copies are available on request: ghernandez@fundacionketo.org or http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/9/1430.htm

 

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