On behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to share our recent publication in the Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Duarte-Benvenuto A, Sacristán C, Ewbank A, Sacristán I, Zamana-Ramblas R, Gravena W, et al. Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022;28(12):2556-2559. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2812.220971

Abstract: Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. (hemoplasmas) are uncultivable bacteria that infect mammals, including humans. We detected a potentially novel hemoplasma species in blood samples from wild river dolphins in the Amazon River Basin, Brazil. Further investigation could determine pathogenicity and zoonotic potential of the detected hemoplasma.

The full article is available at: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/12/22-0971_article

All the best,

Aricia Duarte-Benvenuto
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