Lobomycosis in Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), North Carolina
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Lacazia loboi, a cutaneous fungus, is found in humans and dolphins from transitional tropical (Florida) and tropical (South America) regions. We report 2 cases of lobomycosis in stranded bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and 1 case of lobomycosis-like disease in 1 free-swimming, pelagic, offshore bottlenose dolphin from North Carolina, where no cases have previously been observed.
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Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Project for bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the southeastern USA. I. Infectious diseases.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009