Two neurotropic pathogens of concern for striped dolphins

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 2020 Italy English Publisher:WileyJournal:Veterinary Record, volume 187 (issn: 0042-4900, eissn: 2042-7670,

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Authors: Di Francesco G.; Di Renzo L.; Garofolo G.; Tittarelli M.; Di Guardo G.;

doi: 10.1136/vr.m4294

pmid: 33199502

handle: 11575/111033

Two neurotropic pathogens of concern for striped dolphins

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Following the first isolation of Brucella ceti from a bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) fetus,1 several cases of B ceti infection were reported among free-ranging cetaceans worldwide.2 These included cases in the Mediterranean sea, where B ceti infection was first described in 2009.3 As with other Brucella genus members, B ceti displays a zoonotic capability4– prominent central nervous system (CNS) involvement in B ceti infection is commonly seen in striped dolphins ( Stenella coeruleoalba ) and in people,2, 5 but …

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University of Teramo
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Coinfection, Brucella, Brucellosis, Central Nervous System Infections, Cetacean Morbillivirus, Brucella ceti, Neurobrucellosis, Encephalitis, Infection, Coinfection, Comparative neuropathology, Neuropathogenesis., Italy, Morbillivirus, Stenella, Animals, Epidemics, Morbillivirus Infections

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