Hernández-Mora G, González-Barrientos R, Morales JA, Chaves-Olarte E, Guzmán-Verri C, Barquero-Calvo E, Baquero-Calvo E, De-Miguel MJ, Marín CM, Blasco JM, Moreno E. Neurobrucellosis in stranded dolphins, Costa Rica.
Emerg Infect Dis 2008;
14:1430-3. [PMID:
18760012 PMCID:
PMC2603106 DOI:
10.3201/eid1409.071056]
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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.
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